Bitcoin News Roundup for Nov. 17, 2020

CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

Bitcoin last traded above $17,000 on Jan. 7, 2018.

Coinbase has suffered a number of outages during busy trading periods this year, including most recently on Oct. 27.

Bitcoin is outshining the precious metal by a significant margin as expectations soar of a swift global economic recovery enabled by promising coronavirus vaccines.

Miners in China have reportedly been struggling to pay for electricity after authorities started cracking down on over-the-counter brokers in the country.