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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

Analyst Spotlight Bitcoin Overview
Bitcoin (BTC) has captured many eyes with its highly volatile price action and large returns in an industry shrouded in

State of the Network’s Q3–2022 Mining Data Special
Analyzing some of the most important data points and stories in the mining industry from Q3 2022.

SOTM September 15-21, 2022
Macro forces once again dominate market sentiment after a relatively anticlimactic week of post-Merge activity. Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake has

Examining Coin Metrics’ New Staking Metrics
Walking through Coin Metrics’ new staking-related Ethereum metrics released alongside The Merge.

Ethereum’s Successful Entry into the post-Merge Era
At 2:43 AM Eastern Time at block 15537393, Ethereum’s Proof-of-Work era came to an end, ushering in a new age

SOTM September 8-14, 2022
If you’re reading this, Ethereum is proof-of-stake. After reaching the Terminal Total Difficulty (TTD) of 58,750,000,000T early Thursday morning, the

The Final(ity) Countdown
Coin Metrics is excited to continue providing data-driven coverage of The Merge, Ethereum’s imminent protocol upgrade. In this piece, we

Ethereum’s Bellatrix Upgrade Goes Live in Final Preparation for The Merge
Ethereum moved one step closer to The Merge Tuesday with the activation of Bellatrix, a network upgrade to Ethereum’s Consensus Layer

SOTM September 1-7, 2022
Stablecoins are back in the spotlight as regulators, issuers, and exchanges spar at the intersection of fiat and crypto. Russia

SOTM August 25-31, 2022
Market sentiment has gone for a dip in the wake of Jay Powell’s salient symposium at Jackson Hole. Though many

Mapping Out The Merge
As part of Coin Metrics’ support for Ethereum’s major network upgrade, we are excited to be releasing a new data-driven

Mapping out The Merge
After years of research and development, The Merge will transition Ethereum to Proof of Stake fundamentally changing the network’s security

SOTM August 18-24, 2022
“Code is law” means more than ever before as crypto companies face a host of new regulatory requirements. In a