"The value of bitcoin peaked at USD 69,000 in November 2021 before falling to USD 17,000 by mid-June 2022. Since then, the value has fluctuated around USD 20,000. For bitcoin proponents, the seeming stabilization signals a breather on the way to new heights. More likely, however, it is an artificially induced last gasp before the road to irrelevance"

— ECB, November 2022

"If the price of Bitcoin rises for good, the existence of Bitcoin impoverishes both non-holders and latecomers."

— ECB, October 2024