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Layer 1s – Vertical Analysis
Layer-1 blockchains have continually reshaped the digital asset landscape. Bitcoin set the foundation in 2009 with decentralized peer-to-peer money, followed

Trusted Exchange Framework
Coin Metrics’ Trusted Exchange Framework (TEF) is a quantitative evaluation of crypto exchanges. We leverage the CM Market Data Feed

Analyst Spotlight USDC Overview
The Coin Metrics Analyst Spotlight explores USDC’s expanding role in digital finance, unpacking its adoption across blockchains, integration with DeFi

Breaking BFT: Quantifying the Cost to Attack Bitcoin and Ethereum
This paper addresses concerns surrounding 51% attacks on Bitcoin and 34% attacks on Ethereum, highlighting the uncertainty regarding their costs

SOTM Mar 14-20, 2024
BlackRock Partners with Securitize | BTC Drops Below $62K Following $643M Outflow From GreyScales’s GBTC | Fed Judge Rules Against

Appraising Growth in Digital Asset Markets
In this week’s issue of State of the Network, we take a closer look at the shift in digital asset market

SOTM Mar 7-13, 2024
Ethereum Executes 2nd Major Upgrade Since Merge | BTC ETFs Shatter Records with ATH Inflows | MicroStrategy Unveils Convertible Note

Market Dynamics and Risks of Liquid Staking Derivatives
In this issue of State of the Network, we focus on the market dynamics and risks of the Ethereum liquid

Movers & Shakers March 2024
Coin Metrics is committed to building the crypto economy on a foundation of truth, providing authentic and accurate data with

SOTM Feb 29-Mar 6, 2024
BTC Hits ATH with Record ETF Inflows | MARA Mines Biggest BTC Block Ever | Solana Sees Uptick in On-Chain

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

SOTM Feb 22-28, 2024
BTC Surges Past $63K | Coinbase Faces Outage Following Increased Trading Activity | MARA Introduces Slipstream

Breaking Byzantine Fault Tolerance
In this week’s State of the Network, we dive into the method and findings of the paper Breaking BFT: Quantifying the

At the Crossroads: Bitcoin ETFs & Coinbase
In this week’s issue of State of the Network, we look at the interplay between the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs and

SOTM Feb 15-21, 2024
AI Excitement Trickles into Crypto | Y-Combinator Adds Stablecoin Finance to Request for Startups | a16z Injects $100M into EigenLayer