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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

Introducing the Coin Metrics Quarterly Supply Transparency Report
Part of Coin Metrics’ mission is to provide the community with transparent cryptoasset market and network data that allows investors

Introducing the Coin Metrics Quarterly Supply Transparency Report (Full Length)
Key Takeaways Coin Metrics will release Quarterly Supply Transparency Reports, with today’s Q2 Supply Transparency Report being the first of

Q2 2020 Supply Transparency Report
The Coin Metrics Cryptoasset Supply Transparency Report brings visibility and insight into the actions of the key categories of a

Surveying the Bitcoin Perpetual Swap Market
The crypto market is still young and the contract structure of derivatives varies across exchanges. Derivatives lack a standard methodology

Derivatives’ Disparities: Surveying the Bitcoin Perpetual Swap Market (Full Length)
Key Takeaways The derivatives market is fragmented and contract terms differ dramatically across exchanges. The quality of documentation in the

Introducing Coin Metrics’ Trusted Volume Framework
Fake trading volume is a persistent problem on crypto exchanges. With little regulatory oversight, it can be difficult to determine

Introducing Coin Metrics’ Trusted Volume Framework (Full Length)
Key Takeaways Fake trading volumes have been a dark mark on the industry – it is difficult to find a

Analyzing The Early Uses of Bitcoin
Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin triggered many discussions around its raison d’être. Conflicts between different points of view of what

Analyzing The Early Uses of Bitcoin (Full Length)
This feature is adapted from Antoine Le Calvez’ presentation at the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2020. Since its inception in 2009,

The Rise of Stablecoins
The idea of having a stable digital currency has existed for a long time, and even predates Bitcoin. But for

The Rise of Stablecoins
Stablecoin supply has exploded in 2020 but it’s unclear exactly why. After it took 5 years for stablecoin supply to

When Markets Misalign: Mispricings and Reference Rates
Price discrepancies between exchanges can emerge for a variety of reasons, including market manipulation, exchange downtime, and trader error. These