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Trusted Exchange Framework
Coin Metrics’ Trusted Exchange Framework (TEF) is a quantitative evaluation of crypto exchanges. We leverage the CM Market Data Feed

Analyst Spotlight USDC Overview
The Coin Metrics Analyst Spotlight explores USDC’s expanding role in digital finance, unpacking its adoption across blockchains, integration with DeFi

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

SOTM January 20-26, 2022
Crypto investors are coping with whiplash after a week characterized by sharp reversals in price and policy. With geopolitical tensions

SOTM January 20-26, 2022
Crypto investors are coping with whiplash after a week characterized by sharp reversals in price and policy. With geopolitical tensions

Crypto Follows Global Markets Lower to Start 2022
At the beginning of 2021, bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and the broader crypto market were riding high buoyed by institutional

SOTM January 13-19, 2022
With rate hikes on the horizon and bond yields surging, global markets are bracing for yet another week of choppy

Trading Volume Reflects Geographic Shifts in Global Crypto Activity and Adoption
Crypto exchanges play a critical role in facilitating crypto adoption. Exchanges serve as the primary point of access to the

SOTM January 6-12, 2022
The 2nd week of the year kicked off with red candles and red tape, as crypto continued to shed billions

Helicopter Tokens: A New Look at the Data Behind Some of the Largest Airdrops on Ethereum
Airdrops have become a highly popular mechanism in the crypto ecosystem for allocating crypto assets to users. In general, an

SOTM December 30, 2021 – January 5, 2022
For many investors, 2022 began not with a bang but a whimper, as crypto and traditional markets alike responded to

Crypto’s Biggest Storylines Going Into 2022
After a transformative 2021 marked by new all-time highs for most of the major cryptoassets and key on-chain metrics, expectations are high

SOTM December 24-29, 2021
We end the year on a less enthusiastic note as Bitcoin and Ethereum pull back once more as traders unwind

The Best of State of the Network in 2021
In this special edition of State of the Network, we look back at some of the best issues in 2021. This year,

SOTM December 16-23, 2021
The markets hung on this past week and tested support as we moved closer to the holiday break for traditional