The Dinosaur Den

Crypto's old guard critics. The powerful people who were just wrong about Bitcoin.

Bitcoin has been declared dead 477 times since it cost 23 cents. The 2026 slide brought the obituary writers back. It trades near $82,000.

Peter Schiff has called Bitcoin a bubble since 2013. His gold beat it in the 2026 slide, but over the long run Bitcoin has left gold far behind.

The Oracle of Omaha gave Bitcoin his most creative insult. His partner called it 'dementia.' One of them died. Bitcoin kept going up.

Critics have called Bitcoin a new tulip mania since 2013. Bitcoin is still here, and the famous tulip crash turns out to be partly a myth.

In 2017 JPMorgan's boss called Bitcoin a fraud at $4,106. Since 2025 his bank lets clients buy it and lends against it. He still calls it a pet rock.

The Nobel laureate who said the Internet would be no bigger than the fax machine. Then said Bitcoin was evil. Both predictions aged terribly.

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