You know what?  That was my first thought as well, only because bitcoin was soaring for much of the year and only started its downward slide at the very end of that year.  I wouldn't have expected the death of bitcoin to be forecast in a year in which its price was booming.  2018 I can definitely see where the gloom might have set in, but not 2017.

And Christ, I remember all of these proclamations from way back when I registered, so they mean absolutely nothing to me now (if they ever did).  That just goes to show you people are really bad at predicting the future, especially when it comes to markets.