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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

Through the Blockchain and Beyond: Combining On-Chain and Off-Chain Data with Coin Metrics Charting Tools
At Coin Metrics, we recently announced new market data capabilities in our charting tools, including exchange and exchange-asset pair metrics.

SOTM October 20-26, 2022
Decentralization diehards are dancing with the devil, with yield and regulation pushing protocols towards the temptation of trusted third parties.

Understanding Crypto Asset Scarcity Through the Data of Forked Blockchains
In the age of digital technologies, copy-paste, and open-source code, the great innovation encoded in Bitcoin and in later crypto

SOTM October 13-19, 2022
Though many firms have folded in the crypto liquidity crunch, top trading platforms continue to up the ante. On Wednesday,

Stablecoins Come Into Focus in EU’s MiCa Legislation
A data-driven update on stablecoins as the European Council votes in favor of Markets in Crypto Assets legislation (MiCa), set

SOTM October 6-12, 2022
From cross-chain carnage to DeFi horseplay, this week was characterized by a brand of chaos found only in crypto. According

Running an Ethereum Node from your Home
In this write-up, we walk through the details of how to run an Ethereum node from scratch.

SOTM September 29-October 5, 2022
Crypto crept into Q4 with hopes for redemption, though October already offers some ominous possibilities. Last week’s supposed sabotage of

State of the Network’s Q3 2022 Wrap-Up
Reviewing the most important data and stories in the crypto ecosystem from Q3, 2022.

Monitoring DeFi Biggest Risk
This report covers one of the biggest risks in DeFi — the rise of a new development paradigm that introduces

SOTM September 22-28, 2022
Markets remain resigned as executives exit the crypto industry, extending a sector-wide stretch of corporate restructuring. Following Kraken CEO Jesse

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.