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.
Following Flows V: Pool Cross-Pollination
In this week’s issue of State of the Network, we take a closer look at “0-hop” and “1-hop” addresses to follow the flow of funds between mining pools and miners, uncovering hidden links between entities in an effort to quantify the true degree of mining decentralization.
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