Lucas is the Head of R&D at Coin Metrics.
Conducting the ETH Census
The Unexpected Challenge of Calculating Ethereum's Total Supply
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Best of State of the Network in 2023
In this special edition of the State of the Network, we reflect on a year full of riveting data and crucial [...]
Exploring Supply Transparency
Coin Metrics and Swiss firm Bitcoin Suisse have collaborated to bring their expertise in crypto analytics and market insight to [...]
From East to West: the Global Pulse of Stablecoin Transactions
In this report, we share a new data-driven approach to estimate the geographical preference around stablecoins.
DeFi’s Double-Edged Sword
The 2022 collapse of FTX—a centralized crypto exchange, has highlighted the promise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms due to their [...]
DeFi’s Double-Edged Sword (Preview)
In our new special insights report, we zoom into DeFi lending markets to illuminate their unique features and risks, particularly [...]
Decoding the Digital Dollar
Stablecoins have quickly grown from a nascent segment of the digital assets ecosystem to a $100 billion+ market. Stablecoins already [...]
Decoding the Digital Dollar (Preview)
Last week, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services convened to discuss proposed legislation, including H.R. 4766, or the "Clarity for [...]
The Signal & The Nonce
This paper introduces a methodology for determining the market share of every major Bitcoin mining machine, or ASIC, by analyzing [...]
No Ordinary Number: Exploring Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs
In this State of the Network, we dig into the data behind an emergent use case for Bitcoin blockspace.