Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations

Nov 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC(Giorez/iStock via Getty Images Plus)Dollar Decline and the Paralysis of Conventional Monetary PolicyA reading of Kenneth Rogoff’s latest piece on the strange reality of the dollar’s global status. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox,…

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My experience as a Chinese woman in crypto has taught me that we need to be twice as strong and grounded to compete with our male counterparts.

feature The Takeaway: Crypto lending startup Celsius raised $50 million in a token sale in 2018. Lending volume has surged since then, with 10,415 Celsius users taking out fiat loans after locking in crypto collateral. BitGo confirmed to CoinDesk that it held $1 billion worth of crypto deposits from Celsius over the past year. CEL…

Bitcoin (BTC) prices were little changed in the past 24 hours while major tokens gave back gains from their early November rallies.BTC traded just over $37,500 in European morning hours Tuesday, adding 0.6%. Ether (ETH) lost 0.5%, while dogecoin (DOGE) and solana (SOL) slumped as much as 5% as traders likely took profits.BNB Chain’s (BNB)

Australia's central bank said it will focus on a wholesale central bank digital currency. A wholesale CBDC offers more promising benefits and fewer challenges than a retail version, Brad Jones, an assistant governor, said. The Reserve Bank of Australia said it will prioritize work on a wholesale central bank digital currency over a retail version.

news Online banking and trading group Swissquote is launching a crypto custody service later this month. The Switzerland-based firm announced Friday that, starting March 21, retail and institutional customers will be able to transfer cryptocurrencies from external wallets to be stored in a Swissquote account. Swissquote has partnered with Zug-based Crypto Storage AG, a subsidiary…

news The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Dapper Labs are teaming up to announce the launch of a digital platform for blockchain-based collectables, NBA Top Shot. According to the companies, fans of the game can buy, sell, and trade digitally collectable in-season moves like “Kevin Durant’s 3-point shot or Joel Emiid’s dunk.” Digital collectables can…

Large ether (ETH) investors pounced on lower prices after last Thursday’s tumble in crypto markets to add to their holdings, blockchain data shows.According to Lookonchain, four “whale” entities accumulated a total of $94 million in ETH over the past seven days.So-called whales are crypto investors who control large amounts of a digital asset. Their purchases…