Darknet markets are falling off the radar and watching their customer base level off. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/darknet-market-consolidation

As prices consolidate below $20K, traders cue off macroeconomic factors – like Biden remark that $908B stimulus would be “down payment.” Source: https://www.coindesk.com/first-mover-ether-value-bitcoin-pressing-20k

Kraken is for the first time funding open-source Ethereum projects. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/kraken-match-150k-grants-ethereum-developers

Financial data provider S&P Dow Jones Indices is launching a crypto asset index in 2021. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/sp-dow-jones-indices-to-launch-crypto-indexes-in-2021

Hauck & Aufhauser is launching a cryptocurrency fund in January 2021. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/private-german-bank-hauck-aufhauser-cryptocurrency-fund

Slush Pool has immortalized a potentially iconic Reuters headline on the Bitcoin blockchain. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-genesis-block-mining-pool-reuters-blockchain

Bitcoin has found adoption this year as digital gold. The other promises of cryptocurrency have yet to find fruition, says our columnist. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoins-price-is-a-poor-proxy-for-its-utility

A continued decline in the U.S. dollar and rising inflation expectations support bitcoin’s long-term bullish case as a hedge asset. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/us-dollar-inflation-bitcoin-rally

Swiss-based Valour says its bitcoin ETP is the first with no management fees. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/swiss-firm-valour-no-fee-exchange-traded-product-stoc-exchange

Cabify, one of the world’s largest ridesharing companies, is moving to offset its carbon emissions with the help of blockchain marketplace ClimateTrade. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/cabify-track-carbon-offset-using-blockchain