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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

The Cambrian Explosion of Stablecoins
In just two years, the total supply of stablecoins has grown twenty fold to more than $180B today. Stablecoins have

SOTM April 14-20, 2022
With spot volumes slipping and volatility continuing to crater, crypto markets have remained relatively muted, extending Bitcoin’s trend of consolidation

Halfway to the Next Halving: The State of Bitcoin in 8 Charts
Bitcoin is approaching the halfway point to yet another milestone for the protocol, the 4th halving event – the 4th

SOTM April 7-13, 2022
Historic resistance levels have begrudgingly flipped into support as BTC and ETH walk the tightrope near $40K and $3K. On

Launching Uniswap Swap Data
As part of an ongoing effort at Coin Metrics to collect and contextualize on-chain data from DeFi protocols, we’re excited

SOTM March 31-April 6, 2022
Even as markets inch lower, spirits remain high as the crypto community converges on Miami for the 2022 Bitcoin Conference.

The State of the Network Q1 2022 Wrap-Up
In this special edition of State of the Network we take a data-driven look at crypto’s biggest storylines of Q1, 2022. Crypto on

SOTM March 24-30, 2022
Bears are in full retreat as cryptoassets rapidly reclaim price levels last seen late 2021. Investors have scrambled to explain

The State of the Network Q1 Mining Data Special
As the crypto asset class matures, understanding the quickly developing landscape of crypto mining is critical. In proof-of-work (PoW) blockchains

SOTM March 17-23, 2022
Traders are treading carefully as markets wobble in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s recent rate hike. While many major

A Deep Dive Into Coin Metrics’ Transfer Value Heuristics
In 2021, more value was transferred across Bitcoin and Ethereum in dollar terms than ever before, with both networks settling

On-Chain Volume
Public blockchains are settling more value than ever before. But calculating on-chain transfer volume is a non-trivial exercise. Raw data