Financials · resolves 20.12.31 · closed

In 2017, would bitcoin collapse below $1,000 by 2020?

After the December 2017 peak near $20,000, would bitcoin fall below $1,000 (toward zero) by the end of 2020?

Outcome: No · resolved 20.12.31 · CoinMarketCap historical BTC/USD closes · a stance dated before that is a call, marked right or wrong below

Where the experts stand

Yes

3 on record 75%

1 on record 25%

Where the public stands

Yes

0 answers —

0 public answers · one per account Closed to new answers.

Yes — 3 on record Wrong

Nouriel RoubiniBEATS —

crypto is the mother or father of all scams and bubbles, a bubble that has finally gone bust this year.

said 18.10.11 on US Senate Banking Committee testimony · source

Warren BuffettBEATS —

it's probably rat poison squared.

said 18.05.05 on Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting · source

Jamie DimonBEATS —

It's worse than tulip bulbs. It won't end well. Someone is going to get killed.

said 17.09.12 on Barclays banking conference · source

No — 1 on record Right

Tim DraperBEATS —

Oops! I predicted $250k in 2022. My tweet last night was missing a zero. $250k is the number!

said 18.04.13 on X · source

How it resolves · 20.12.31 · Resolves Yes if bitcoin's daily close falls below $1,000 at any point before 2020-12-31; the post-peak low was about $3,200 (December 2018) and it closed 2020 near $29,000. · by CoinMarketCap historical BTC/USD closes Dispute a quote