BTC logo
BTC
$111,576.47
0.65%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,054.76
1.53%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.05%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,180.45
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4506
1.86%
SOL logo
SOL
$196.36
3.66%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3233
1.39%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1998
1.52%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6799
2.05%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.26
4.98%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.47
1.72%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.06%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3286
2.25%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.74
1.46%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7145
3.47%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.18
1.96%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.29
0.35%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6362
0.19%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1821
3.09%
BTC logo
BTC
$111,576.47
0.65%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,054.76
1.53%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.05%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,180.45
0.19%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4506
1.86%
SOL logo
SOL
$196.36
3.66%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3233
1.39%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1998
1.52%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6799
2.05%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.26
4.98%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.47
1.72%
USDE logo
USDE
$1.0000
0.06%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3286
2.25%
BCH logo
BCH
$526.74
1.46%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7145
3.47%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.18
1.96%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.29
0.35%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6362
0.19%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1821
3.09%
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Bitcoin’s Price Is a Poor Proxy for Its Utility

Bitcoin has found adoption this year as digital gold. The other promises of cryptocurrency have yet to find fruition, says our columnist.

By Jill Carlson
Updated Nov 12, 2024, 5:39 p.m. Published Dec 3, 2020, 12:56 p.m.
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