CNBC, May 4, 2019
CNBC
“Warren Buffett says bitcoin is a ‘gambling device’”
BTC that day: $5,657 (daily close)
$100 that day is worth $1,437 today (latest saved close, Oct 29, 2026)
What bitcoin did next
- Highest close before that day: $19,280 on Dec 17, 2017, so it was 71% below that high when this ran.
- Lowest close after it: $4,830 on Mar 13, 2020 (−15% from that day).
- One year later (May 3, 2020): $8,974 (+59%).
- Latest saved close (Oct 29, 2026): $81,275 (+1,337%), 2,735 days later.
Daily closes (UTC) from our saved history; no fees. Past prices don't predict future ones.
Other 2019 obituaries (16)
- Cointelegraph, Jan 8, 2019: “BTC ‘Intrinsically Inefficient, Will Disappear’”
- CNBC, Jan 23, 2019: “‘Bitcoin will go to zero’: Davos talks up the future of blockchain tech”
- Ars Technica, Feb 4, 2019: “CRYPTOCURRENCY: BURN IT WITH FIRE”
- WIRED, Feb 6, 2019: “There’s No Good Reason To Trust Blockchain Technology”
- Barron's, Feb 14, 2019: “JPMorgan Just Killed the Bitcoin Dream”
- CNBC, Feb 25, 2019: “Bitcoin has no unique value at all”
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