In open-source development, where there’s little privileged intellectual property, intangibles like brand and community matter more. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/intangible-reasons-ethereum-bitcoin-lead

The CNBC host said its almost irresponsible not to include bitcoin on balance sheets following Tesla’s buy. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/cramer-bitcoin-balance-sheet

The eye-popping 888 ETH virtual land sale is said to mark the largest NFT transaction of all time. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/axie-infinity-virtual-land-record-eth-sale

With the top two cryptocurrencies setting new all-time highs and analysts grappling with what Tesla’s big buy really means, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup. …

U.N. experts estimate that over $316 million in crypto was stolen by North Korea-linked hackers last year. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/un-says-north-korea-funded-nuclear-weapons-with-crypto-hacks-in-2020-report

Xend Finance will allow credit unions and cooperatives to earn interest on deposits by converting them to stablecoins. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/binance-backed-defi-credit-union-platform-secures-partners-funding-before-launch

The ERC-20 token standard was revolutionary for creating interoperability between tokens built on the Ethereum Network. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/what-is-the-erc-20-ethereum-standard

Ether has more than doubled in value this year, outperforming bitcoin. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/ether-cryptocurrency-passes-1800-for-first-time

Stephen Defiore was allegedly paid to transfer cellphone accounts to ones owned by a co-conspirator. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/mobile-employee-sim-swap-crypto-hacks

The woman allegedly presented a sum of over $5,000 in bitcoin to a dark web admin as proof she could afford the hit. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/wisconsin-woman-dark-web-murder-fbi-bitcoin