“Nothing on the Bitcoin label turned out to be in the bottle. As a means of payment, it is cumbersome, volatile and expensive. It has destroyed value rather than storing it. Its decentralized technology was sold to investors as being unique. It has been anything but.”
Lionel Laurent, Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion · Bitcoin since: +1,650%
As published by Bloomberg
Jamie Dimon And Warren Buffett Have The Last Laugh On Bitcoin ↗
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Bitcoin on that day$4,574November 21, 2018
$100 at that price$1,750At our latest price check
Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $80,040, checked Oct 29, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.
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Bitcoin Is Dead. “Jamie Dimon And Warren Buffett Have The Last Laugh On Bitcoin” — Lionel Laurent, Bloomberg, November 21, 2018. Bitcoin: $4,574.36. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2018-11-21-jamie-dimon-and-warren-buffett-have-the-last-laugh-on-bitcoin