Bitcoin’s long-running obituary genre has produced 478 recorded declarations since 2010, including 24 this month, but investments made when prominent critics called the asset finished would have gained substantially. The first recorded declaration came in December 2010, when Bitcoin traded at $0.11. Peter Schiff leads with 26 calls, followed by economist Steve Hanke with 10 and Warren Buffett with eight. The European Central Bank declared Bitcoin finished in 2022 and 2024. Based on calculations from Bitcoin Deaths, $1,000 invested at six prominent obituary moments would be worth $4,922,700 for the 2011 Forbes article, $20,700 after Jamie Dimon’s 2017 remarks, $8,800 after Buffett’s 2018 comments, $7,300 after Donald Trump’s 2019 post, $5,000 after the ECB’s 2022 blog post and $1,700 after its 2024 assessment. Several critics later changed position or became associated with crypto-related activity. Dimon withdrew his fraud characterization within four months, JPMorgan developed substantial blockchain infrastructure and owned sizable Bitcoin, Berkshire Hathaway shifted its crypto stance in 2025, and Trump ran and won on a pro-crypto platform. The format remains active: Jason Calacanis recently called Bitcoin a bouncing dead cat as the price crossed $81,000. Bitcoin is near $86,500, up 14% over seven days and about 30% below its $126,080 record, while spot funds recorded their largest 2026 daily inflow at $999 million.