“I've been getting rid of my BTC. Why? A currency is never supposed to be more volatile than what you buy & sell with it. You can't price goods in BTC. In that respect, it's a failure (at least for now).”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Essayist, Scholar, Former Trader · Bitcoin since: +64%
A little perspective.
Bitcoin on that day$47,410February 12, 2021
$100 at that price$164.34At our latest price check
Illustrative value using a Bitcoin price of $77,912, checked Oct 30, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC. Excludes fees, taxes, and inflation. A price change alone does not settle the original criticism.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb appears in 3 recorded obituaries. 39 declarations were recorded in 2021.
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Bitcoin Is Dead. “Bitcoin Is A Failure” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Twitter, February 12, 2021. Bitcoin: $47,410.4. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2021-02-12-bitcoin-is-a-failure