Alex is a Technical Research Analyst at Coin Metrics, where he studies fundamental to bleeding edge concepts in the crypto ecosystem. He produces long form, data-centric publications leveraging Coin Metrics’ Network and Market Data to bring unique insights. Alex holds a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
State of the Network Foundations: Hashes
In this week’s State of the Network we return with our Foundations series, which presents various “technical” aspects of blockchain technology in an approachable way. In this week’s issue, we turn to the concept of a hash, one of the core cryptographic elements enabling the cryptocurrency space as a whole.
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The Signal & The Nonce
This paper introduces a methodology for determining the market share of every major Bitcoin mining machine, or ASIC, by analyzing [...]
State of the Network Foundations: Blockchain Addresses
Today we are debuting a new State of the Network series entitled Foundations. This new series will present various “technical” aspects [...]
How Uniswap V2 Swaps Work
A walk through the inner workings of the Uniswap V2 decentralized exchange (DEX), including the function of automated market maker [...]
What is MEV anyway?
MEV was never an element of the design of Ethereum—instead, it was an emergent phenomenon, and one that surprised everyone [...]
What is MEV Anyway?
The concept of MEV has sparked a significant amount of interest and concern in the blockchain community, and this paper [...]
Running an Ethereum Node from your Home
In this write-up, we walk through the details of how to run an Ethereum node from scratch.
WHAT IS GAS ON ETHEREUM, WHY IS IT NEEDED, AND HOW DO I GET SOME?
At the core of Ethereum's transaction fee market is the important concept of 'gas.' In this report, a theoretical explanation [...]
