Parker Merritt is a Solutions Engineer and research contributor at Coin Metrics, where he works closely with clients to cultivate innovative frameworks for analyzing cryptoassets. He also authors the weekly State of the Market newsletter, and specializes in topics such as Bitcoin mining and data visualization. Prior to joining Coin Metrics, he worked in technical sales and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Florida.
SOTM May 18-24, 2023
Past U.S. presidents have harbored hostility towards crypto, but 2024's cast of candidates are coming to consensus on a new view. Last Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage at the Bitcoin 2023 conference, expressing admiration for the asset's ability to circumvent censorship during last year's Canadian trucker protests. [...]
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SOTM May 11-17, 2023
Though "Mint the Coin" sounds like something you'd hear in crypto circles, the phrase is now a trending topic in [...]
SOTM May 4-10, 2023
On-chain activity is shattering records as Bitcoin and Ethereum experience a torrent of token trading. Despite the memecoin's apparent lack [...]
Bidding on Bytes: A Bitcoin & Ethereum Fee Market Update
In this week’s issue of State of the Network, we delve into the data behind the latest fee market frenzy that [...]
SOTM April 27-May 3, 2023
First Republic has joined the ranks of failed regional banks, beating SVB's breakdown to become the 2nd-largest banking collapse in [...]
SOTM April 20-26, 2023
After months of being taken to court, crypto firms are finally going on the offensive. Following their acquisition of a [...]
SOTM April 13-19, 2023
For five hours on Tuesday, Congress grilled Gary Gensler. The SEC chair faced a fierce scolding from many members of [...]
SOTM April 6-12, 2023
Seven months post-Merge, Ethereum notches another fork in its chain. The "Shapella" upgrade (combining 'Shanghai' for Execution & 'Capella' for [...]
SOTM March 23-29, 2023
The SEC stole the show for weeks, but the CFTC just fired the biggest shot yet in the crusade to [...]
State of the Network’s Q1 2023 Mining Data Special
In our 200th issue of State of the Network, we share a special report on Bitcoin Mining Data for Q1 [...]