Many high-profile people, including quite a few smart ones, have been publicly declaring that Bitcoin ( BTC +1.44% ) is dead or doomed for as long as the coin has existed. As of this writing, the count as tracked by BitcoinDeaths, a data aggregator, stands at 471 separate public obituaries, issued by everyone from Nobel laureates to bank chief executives, hedge fund managers, prime ministers, cable news pundits, and at least one central banker. The legendary investor Warren Buffett, for his part, is responsible for at least eight of those declarations. Today, Bitcoin is priced at about $71,000, down by about 44% from ... (full story)