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Analyst Update – Bitcoin
Our initial Bitcoin Asset Analysis in September 2024 highlighted the increasing scarcity of BTC, its benefits in modern portfolio theory,

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

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

SOTM April 21-27, 2022
Despite the humdrum price action, this week brought about a barrage of major crypto industry developments. On Tuesday, Fidelity Investments

NEU Blockchain Club + Coin Metrics: The Cambrian Explosion of Stablecoins
Coin Metrics was originally founded in 2017 as an open-source project created in response to the dearth of high-quality crypto data needed

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.