“Reports of my demise are, as it were, a trifle exaggerated.” Ah, but here we find ourselves once again in the melodramatic theater of cryptocurrency: bitcoin is purportedly dead-again! This tragicomic narrative is given life by the breathless searches on Google and the proclamations of those whose expertise seems to eclipse their understanding.
History, that delightful trickster, has shown us that such cries of “dead!” have often been followed by raucous rallies, as BTC tends to pirouette in the opposite direction from the collective gasp of the masses.
GOOGLE SEARCHES FOR “BITCOIN IS DEAD” HAVE JUST HIT ATHs!
This marks the HIGHEST point since the unfortunate FTX debacle.
The generational rally? Oh, it’s starting now!
– Rekt Fencer (@rektfencer) February 20, 2026
Bitcoin Is Dead Searches on the Rise
Upon our whimsical endeavor to replicate the search for “Bitcoin Is Dead” on Google Trends, we stumbled upon a rather different tale than the one spun by our friend Rekt Fencer. While he trumpets ATHs, our humble graph reveals that the true apex occurred back in December 2025.
Nevertheless, the current levels remain quite elevated, having risen dramatically in recent weeks, particularly after BTC’s theatrical plunge from $90,000 to a mere $60,000 by February 6. The retail crowd, ever the dramatic audience, has ramped up its inquiries into bitcoin’s untimely demise.
Intriguingly, these current queries outstrip the frenzy following the FTX calamity of late 2022. At that juncture, uncertainty reigned supreme, with many souls questioning the market’s very fabric after a titan crumbled in a matter of days. Shortly after, bitcoin nosedived to a dismal $16,000, plunging us into an abyss known as the bear market.
BTC’s fall at that time was a staggering 75%, while this current episode has been a far gentler 52%. Yet, the sentiment swirling around seems more fragile than a politician’s promise. Most comments beneath Rekt Fencer’s post seem to echo a common refrain: negative sentiment often precedes a dazzling price recovery.
Dead 477 Times
Our dear bitcoin has been eulogized so frequently in the past, especially during its formative years of volatility, that entire websites have sprung up to catalog these digital obituaries. Two of the most renowned-99bitcoins and bitcoindeaths-offer similar tallies. According to the former, BTC has been declared dead 467 times, while the latter counts a staggering 477 epitaphs.
The latest lamentations came from none other than a Deutsche Bank strategist, who decreed that BTC should no longer be dubbed ‘digital gold,’ while a Financial Times columnist opined that even at $69,000, it was still too rich for mere mortals.
Yet, lo and behold, bitcoin has risen phoenix-like after each of these 467 or 477 death knells. Quite the contrary; it has emerged stronger, drawing in new investors, reaching unprecedented heights, and expanding its very ecosystem. Why, then, should we expect a different outcome this time around?
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2026-02-21 17:50