Nate is a Research Analyst at Coin Metrics. He leads the weekly State of the Network newsletter and authors long-form research reports covering both network and market data. Prior to joining Coin Metrics he worked at Digital Asset Research.
Ethereum After EIP-1559
As the upcoming merge with the Beacon Chain approaches, the upgrade to Ethereum’s fee market mechanism brought on by EIP-1559 has had nearly one full year to develop and for participants to habituate to the new conditions. In recognition of this first year, we take this opportunity to take a [...]
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The State of DeFi Tokens
Decentralized finance (DeFi) took over the crypto world during the summer. But it cooled off after September, and has taken [...]
The State of DeFi Tokens (Full Length)
Decentralized finance (DeFi) took over the crypto world during the summer. But it cooled off after September, and has taken [...]
Fundamentals Show Bitcoin Is Poised for Takeoff
On October 21st Bitcoin (BTC) broke out, rising by about $1,000 on the day. Since then it has topped $13,000 [...]
Fundamentals Show Bitcoin Is Poised for Takeoff (Full Length)
On October 21st Bitcoin (BTC) broke out, rising by about $1,000 on the day. Since then it has topped $13,000 [...]
How DeFi Is Fueling Ethereum’s Growth
Decentralized finance reached new heights over the last few months as dozens of projects launched and large amounts of capital [...]
Ethereum’s DeFi Evolution: How DeFi Is Fueling Ethereum’s Growth (Full Length)
Decentralized finance reached new heights over the last few months as dozens of projects launched and large amounts of capital [...]
Bitcoin: A Novel Economic Institution
Below is an excerpt of a research report authored by ARK Invest and Coin Metrics. In Part 1 of this research, we described how [...]
Bitcoin As An Investment (ARK Invest + Coin Metrics)
In Part 1 of this research, we described how we believe Bitcoin, a novel economic institution, satisfies the four assurances [...]
Bitcoin: A Novel Economic Institution (ARK Invest + Coin Metrics)
This paper lays out the case for Bitcoin. In Part 1, we describe how the Information Age gave rise to [...]