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Analyst Spotlight Tether (USDT) Overview
Discover why Tether (USDT) is the leading stablecoin in Coin Metrics’ latest analysis, highlighting its deep liquidity, peg stability, and

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

SOTM December 9-15, 2021
The crypto markets showed renewed signs of life following the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday. The central bank projected expectations

Introducing Coin Metrics’ Bitcoin Wallet Metrics
One of Coin Metrics’ goals is to determine the economic significance of public blockchains. We try to achieve this by

SOTM December 2-8, 2021
Risk may be back on in the equity markets but this past week the crypto markets felt heavy. A down

Comparing Returns Across the Major ERC-20 Tokens
One of the primary use cases of Ethereum and other smart contract platforms is the creation of digital tokens. Tokens

SOTM November 25-December 1, 2021
Last Friday we saw broader market volatility following the selloff in the equity markets, ending in the worst day for

Explaining Some of Crypto’s Biggest Data Anomalies
The history of economics and finance is filled with examples of data oddities and irregularities. Numerous economic time series are

Do Ethereum Gas Fees Vary by Time and Day of Week?
With network activity rising and ETH’s price above $4K, twenty-two days into November there has yet to be a day with

SOTM November 11-17, 2021
The broader market pulled back this week as we came off of last week’s all-time-highs. At the time of writing,

Bitcoin & CPI Hit New Highs
Bitcoin price jumped to a new all-time high of $68,998 on November 10th after Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed inflation

Bitcoin & CPI Hit New Highs
Bitcoin price jumped to a new all-time high of $68,998 on November 10th after Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed inflation

SOTM November 4-10, 2021
Another week of all-time-highs with plenty of dynamic market activity to keep things interesting. Bitcoin reached a high of $69,000

Smart Contract Platforms Lead the Market to New All-Time Highs
The Coin Metrics CMBI10 index hit new all-time highs this past week as bullishness picks up across the market. The CMBI10