According to the source, a 2025 social post recalls that in 2021 The Wall Street Journal described Bitcoin as nothing, vaporware, and a bubble while BTC traded near 33,000 dollars, framing a bearish mainstream narrative at that time. CoinMarketCap historical data show BTC traded around 33,000 dollars at multiple points in 2021 and later reached about 69,000 dollars on November 10, 2021, providing context for how price evolved after the cited skepticism.