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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

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

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