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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 October 7-13, 2021
The risk-on sentiment continues this week as we march closer towards potential ETF approval. At the time of writing, Bitcoin

Are BTC and ETH Spot Markets Maturing? Assessing the Health of Crypto Market Structure Using Order Book Data
In just a little over two weeks, October 31st will mark the 13th anniversary of the release of the Bitcoin white

SOTM September 30-October 6, 2021
Gradually, then suddenly. The Earnest Hemmingway line on bankruptcy applies well to the past week’s Bitcoin price action.. After retreating

The State of the Network Q3 2021 Wrap-Up
In this special edition of State of the Network we take a data-driven look at crypto’s biggest storylines of Q3,

The State of the Network Q3 2021 Wrap-Up
In this special edition of State of the Network we take a data-driven look at crypto’s biggest storylines of Q3,

Coin Metrics Q3 ‘21 By The Numbers
This special supplementary report features over 30 charts highlighting crypto data trends from Q3 2021. The charts are organized by

SOTM September 23-29, 2021
The market-wide risk-off sentiment continued this week as we continued to trade the chop. Last Friday, the asset class pulled

Digging into Uniswap DEX Data
Decentralized exchanges (DEXes) have quickly emerged as essential systems to trade crypto assets in the rapidly innovating sector of decentralized

SOTM September 16-22, 2021
Volatility picked up this week as we moved in on the futures and options expiration for September. Selling picked up

The Rise of NFTs: A Data-Driven Overview of Non-Fungible Tokens
The following is adapted from an in-depth, data-driven research report covering the rise of NFTs (https://coinmetrics.io/the-rise-of-nfts/). NFTs have become one

The Rise of NFTs
Since the dawn of the Internet people have been creating content and sharing it online. From videos, to music, to

SOTM September 9-15, 2021
Markets remained flat this week following a slight recovery from last week’s pullback. Bitcoin currently trades around $48k and Ethereum