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Stablecoin Sector Analysis
Stablecoins—digital assets designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged to the U.S. dollar—have rapidly evolved from niche trading tools
Analyst Spotlight Solana Overview
Solana’s focus on high transaction throughput and cheap fees has allowed developers to deploy products that may not have been
Analyst Spotlight Ethereum Overview
Ethereum is a decentralized computing platform and was the first network to enable users to create, deploy, and interact with
SOTM March 30-April 5, 2023
With the second quarter of 2023 underway, digital asset market participants are hoping for a repeat of the first. Despite
State of the Network’s Q1 2023 Wrap-Up
In this special edition of State of the Network, we take a data-driven look at the most important events that impacted
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
SOTM March 16-22, 2023
Just as the tides of monetary tightening go out, banks find themselves deep underwater. Credit Suisse is Europe’s early warning—
An Introduction to Liquid Staking
In this issue of State of the Network, we discuss the need for liquid staking — which allows users to
An Introduction to Liquid Staking
In this issue of State of the Network, we discuss the need for liquid staking — which allows users to
How Uniswap V2 Swaps Work
A walk through the inner workings of the Uniswap V2 decentralized exchange (DEX), including the function of automated market maker
SOTM March 9-15, 2023
Banking confidence looks bottomless following a flurry of institutional implosions. Between Friday’s FDIC seizure of Silicon Valley Bank and Sunday’s
FDIC Takeover of Silicon Valley Bank: Assessing the Impact on Stablecoins
Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) was taken over by the FDIC on Friday morning following a bank run that drained their
Trusted Exchange Framework 2.0
Centralized exchanges are a vital part of the crypto ecosystem but vary widely in quality across several use-cases. In order
SOTM March 2-8, 2023
Once hailed as the gateway to mass adoption, institutions have been no silver bullet for crypto’s liquidity woes. After losing
