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Stablecoin Sector Analysis
Stablecoins—digital assets designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged to the U.S. dollar—have rapidly evolved from niche trading tools

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

SOTM June 2-8, 2022
Hawkishness is back in vogue as central banks nix stimulus in an effort to curb decades-high inflation. On the heels

Analyzing FTX & Coinbase Spot Volume Trends
May 2022 was a month full of changes in the crypto market. Amid the volatility, crypto exchanges experienced a big

State of the Network at Three Years Old
State of the Network just turned three years old! Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the rest of the crypto ecosystem has grown

SOTM May 26-June 1, 2022
Crypto markets are struggling to regain composure as Bitcoin staggers around the $30K level. This week was characterized by more

SOTM May 19-25, 2022
Though the crypto slump has reached a state of strained stasis, investors remain wary of the market’s downward momentum. For

Ethereum’s Token Shakeout
Ethereum’s 2014 whitepaper imagined many different future applications for the smart contract platform. But the very first application discussed in the

SOTM May 12-18, 2022
Terra troubles continue to dominate headlines as crypto investors reluctantly recalibrate their risk management techniques. Following a failed campaign to

Surveying Stablecoins in the Wake of the LUNA/UST Collapse
Stablecoins have come under increased scrutiny over the last week following TerraUSD’s (UST) sudden collapse. On May 12th, Tether (USDT)

SOTM May 5-11, 2022
All eyes are on LUNA as the Terra ecosystem implodes in what many pundits are dubbing crypto’s ‘Lehman Brothers’ moment.

Crypto, Global Markets Fall Amid Renewed Volatility
As US equity markets closed Monday, bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $31K, the weakest level this year. As the macroeconomic environment

SOTM April 28-May 4, 2022
Institutions appear irritated as the cryptocurrency industry continues to encroach on traditional financial moats. On Wednesday, the IMF declared doubts

The BAYC Burn: Breaking Down the Otherside Gas War
On Saturday night Yuga Labs, the creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) launched their much anticipated “Otherside” metaverse land NFT