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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

TTD set, volatility TBD
With Ethereum’s final steps to PoS now engaged, how is the options market pricing in The Merge? This is a

SOTM August 11-17, 2022
There’s a rebellion brewing in the Ethereum ecosystem, and the stakes have never been higher. As the impacts of U.S.

Mapping Account-based Blockchain Data to Virtual UTXOs
At its core, cryptocurrency utilizes complete transparency to help create trust between anonymous users. In comparison to traditional finance, analyzing

SOTM August 4-10, 2022
In a whirlwind week of regulation, privacy protocol Tornado Cash has been swept into the eye of the storm. On

Analyzing Recent Data Behind the Bitcoin Technology Stack
Earlier this year at the Bitcoin 2022 conference, Coin Metrics’ Lucas Nuzzi presented the following diagram showing a sample of some of

WHAT IS GAS ON ETHEREUM, WHY IS IT NEEDED, AND HOW DO I GET SOME?
At the core of Ethereum’s transaction fee market is the important concept of ‘gas.’ In this report, a theoretical explanation

SOTM July 28-August 3, 2022
Web3 enthusiasts are heading for the hills as Slope wallet joins the chorus of crypto projects exploited in a series

Ethereum After EIP-1559
As the upcoming merge with the Beacon Chain approaches, the upgrade to Ethereum’s fee market mechanism brought on by EIP-1559

SOTM July 21-27, 2022
Though the fabled ‘Powell Pivot’ remains just out of reach, markets are surging on less-than-hawkish rhetoric emerging from the Federal

Exploring the Time-Based Patterns of Blockchain Activity
Blockchains are well known for offering a degree of pseudo-anonymity to transactors. But even though individual transactions might not be

SOTM July 14-20, 2022
Blue-chip cryptos are enjoying a relief rally, eagerly leaving the trials and tribulations of Q2 in the rear view. After

The Ethereum Crowdsale 8 Years Later
After years of testing, research, and development, excitement is building around the potential timeline for Ethereum’s planned move to proof-of-stake (PoS) through