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Mike Hearn Declares Bitcoin Dead
'The Resolution of the Bitcoin Experiment' — Bitcoin obituary #N.
BTC Price
$430
Importance
68/100
Former Google engineer Mike Hearn published a dramatic exit essay declaring Bitcoin a failure. Price was $430. The network outlived him and every obituary since.
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#obituary#fud
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