“People still fixated on #Bitcoin are living in the past. #Gold is the future. The last ten years are irrelevent to what will happen over the next. This is gold's time to shine. Bitcoin's candle will soon blow out. Bitcoin HODLers who fail to grasp the change will lose everything!”
Peter Schiff, Stock Broker / Economist · Bitcoin since: +97%
As published by Twitter
A little perspective.
Bitcoin on that day$40,559February 17, 2022
$100 at that price$197.34At 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.
Peter Schiff appears in 26 recorded obituaries. 27 declarations were recorded in 2022.
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Bitcoin Is Dead. “Bitcoin's Candle Will Soon Blow Out” — Peter Schiff, Twitter, February 17, 2022. Bitcoin: $40,558.95. https://bitcoindeaths.com/posts/2022-02-17-bitcoins-candle-will-soon-blow-out