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Analyst Update – Ethereum
Coin Metrics explores how Digital Asset Treasuries, stablecoin legislation, and Layer-2 scaling are driving Ethereum’s surge above $4,000 and shaping

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

SOTM October 14-20, 2021
The past week has been one for the record books for multiple reasons: the start of trading for the first

Bitcoin Bullishness Returns As ETF Launches
On Friday October 15th BTC broke above $60K for the first time since April of this year. With the first

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