$98,489.00
-0.38%$3,434.14
2.84%$258.99
1.43%$660.12
2.71%$1.49
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5.06%$0.999843
-0.08%$1.088
0.18%$3,432.49
2.81%$0.215519
4.29%$0.60506
38.87%$42.62
-2.02%$6.40
15.70%$0.00002723
0.33%$4,063.69
2.82%$97,978.00
-0.82%$9.32
32.40%$17.93
7.89%$521.86
-3.98%$3.53
1.01%$3,432.58
2.84%$0.00002092
4.03%$8.66
1.71%$6.40
4.62%$102.56
1.81%$13.22
5.63%$10.92
7.77%$3,618.73
2.96%$0.156745
3.52%$11.86
7.51%$0.201001
5.85%$1.001
0.05%$0.591082
13.45%$30.25
3.54%$7.98
5.08%$534.96
3.12%$0.155873
0.60%$1.47
12.93%$1.002
-0.12%$0.00004909
2.55%$0.882697
9.30%$9.29
19.88%$0.0444165
14.14%$24.79
0.45%$5.89
20.08%$3.73
-4.09%$3.36
6.14%$7.44
26.18%$2.12
4.69%$51.54
4.04%$165.64
1.49%$0.888714
5.40%$2.28
4.30%$1.68
15.00%$28.44
1.78%$179.47
4.17%$0.9211
17.25%$0.303865
10.06%$0.00025109
2.39%$0.570671
12.53%$0.251982
6.80%$1.58
5.93%$0.997907
-0.36%$3,429.59
2.86%$5.84
4.04%$1.93
8.32%$0.657607
10.69%$6.19
3.89%$3,826.81
2.74%$2.52
9.26%$0.169982
8.04%$3,604.02
2.67%$98,382.00
-0.43%$0.441594
7.90%$1.16
3.15%$1,733.96
4.49%$1.064
4.49%$97,912.00
0.13%$3,525.14
2.86%$1.54
7.60%$22.68
10.42%$0.0372682
22.88%$101.49
7.92%$11.78
5.68%$0.921489
18.03%$71.45
-1.09%$0.00000143
18.24%$10.99
3.31%$0.591152
13.19%$319.87
1.56%$0.02644302
23.75%$1.27
10.32%$0.604826
12.52%$1.41
12.06%$0.02396577
10.53%$0.02372806
3.10%$0.826536
6.32%$0.49408
29.96%$1.18
2.88%$7.41
14.89%$1.57
17.32%$0.18413
10.14%$6.21
9.95%$0.570325
22.47%$1.16
17.29%$15.09
5.28%$3.16
-0.15%$38.20
13.36%$97,879.00
-1.08%$273.54
1.75%$0.00000263
4.99%$3,424.55
2.38%$12.67
9.65%$3.99
6.64%$1.35
10.62%$1.39
3.85%$98,293.00
-0.36%$97,507.00
0.57%$0.00004719
2.83%$0.818084
0.98%$0.446929
5.45%$262.95
1.50%$3,537.93
2.89%$5.51
6.45%$0.762162
7.76%$1.39
4.11%$42.38
9.84%$0.0099721
1.92%$0.188658
14.33%$0.058042
1.19%$0.00835821
13.02%$0.090412
14.88%$0.81971
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13.68%$0.226663
10.54%$0.0018761
6.19%$0.00776316
8.44%$1.001
0.09%$0.27366
11.57%$47.69
98.21%$277.63
3.65%$3,432.62
2.94%$1.57
17.75%$2.17
13.31%$2.25
7.93%$21.13
7.95%$0.103737
12.75%$0.813843
9.28%$0.00991377
5.19%$0.00012416
5.64%$2.36
14.55%$3,433.82
2.91%$2,721.78
0.09%$0.014507
8.06%$0.994969
-0.30%$0.171868
5.72%$0.506049
10.56%$3,720.61
2.98%$0.208227
11.77%$1.71
16.49%$0.303043
13.53%$1.35
6.75%$69.14
15.82%$0.081208
18.91%$0.593081
11.35%$33.16
-1.48%$0.530933
10.62%$3,438.80
3.22%$0.999483
-0.13%$0.00809376
5.99%$2.29
9.29%$0.079718
-0.66%$0.00000026
6.46%$97,636.00
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2.35%$2.92
14.63%$2,727.03
-0.36%$0.575679
13.00%$98,071.00
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2.86%$0.00000051
3.14%$0.394169
10.53%$0.00145335
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2.95%$1.20
22.31%$8.69
2.96%$1.00
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6.84%$0.48727
4.32%$0.02537933
13.79%$0.262265
12.16%$0.00904931
14.37%$3.64
0.76%$13.16
17.30%$0.673724
18.96%$3.88
1.10%$0.259418
22.42%$2.13
16.57%$0.01477519
9.96%$0.828283
9.33%$0.479602
9.98%$2.15
14.80%$4.02
6.58%$3,683.49
3.18%$0.0473261
8.05%$1.065
9.13%$0.00248777
12.76%$8.87
10.10%$1.056
-0.81%$0.432751
33.04%$0.999955
-0.17%$3,431.55
2.84%$3,593.99
3.25%$35.05
17.50%$0.999715
-0.11%$49.62
-2.20%$0.00521663
8.95%$3.88
9.47%$0.493879
10.59%$1.068
17.90%$1.011
1.02%$6.59
-0.28%$0.04046211
15.94%$3.81
3.02%$0.00
6.50%$96.44
-0.54%$1.063
-0.43%$0.443683
20.73%$0.393735
7.02%$3,784.59
3.01%$0.400757
-7.35%$0.259637
10.59%$1,978.20
-0.29%$0.3448
5.39%$0.73756
10.32%$0.03930268
4.62%$0.02583095
11.06%$0.00648853
4.89%$0.915909
5.00%$98,011.00
-0.49%$3,567.41
1.00%$1.001
-0.06%$0.37075
1.96%$51.32
14.87%$0.036759
6.08%$4.68
1.68%$0.525698
12.27%
Weeks after Jimmy Lai, the outspoken China critic and founder of Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily, was arrested (and later released on bail) by authorities in Hong Kong—as part of the ongoing tussle over the controversial security law—his paper delivered a political statement involving Bitcoin.
“Bitcoin will never ditch you,” said the full-page ad on the front page of Apple Daily. It further added in Cantonese, “Banks, it’s not you ditching me today. It’s me ditching you.”
Today’s full-page ad on the front of Apple Daily says: “Banks, it’s not you ditching me today. It’s me ditching you.”
Not sure the people whom the ad is aimed at would buy this newspaper though... pic.twitter.com/DEcMckxBvY
— Aaron Mc Nicholas (@aaronMCN) August 24, 2020
Lai’s arrest earlier this month came as a shock for some political observers. His stance on pro-democracy and his paper, with a daily online readership of 500,000, found massive supporters who vowed to fight on after his arrest.
The ad took aim at the city’s banks which, as per earlier reports, are clamping down on customers supporting Hong Kong’s independence. It wrote, “Nobody can stop you from transacting on the network and it cannot be shut down. Bitcoin is available to anyone regardless of their gender, identity, or beliefs."
The ad went on, “Bitcoin began with the genesis block in 2009. Now its time is coming.”
Unrest in Hong Kong over the National Security Law, which would see Hong Kong citizens lose their rights and come under the strict legislation of China if imposed, has been ongoing for a year.
Until Lai's arrest earlier this month, only students and protestors had been arrested by local police. His arrest served a new reality for Hong Kongers—that no one, not even the city’s famed billionaires, would be spared if they criticized China publicly. And Lai got caught up in that.
For some, Lai is the posterchild of the Hong Kong success story. Born to a middle-class family in nearby Guangzhou, he came to the city on a rundown boat aged 12, worked as a laborer in a clothing factory, and worked his way to founding international brand Giordano and then influential publication Apple Daily. As of press time, he is worth $1.2 billion.
For a city battling censorship and the ill-effects of government sanctions, it’s not surprising that some are finding respite in Bitcoin.
