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Canton Analyst Overview
This report provides an overview of the Canton Network and its native asset, Canton Coin (CC), showing how its tokenomics,
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,
Bitcoin As An Investment (ARK Invest + Coin Metrics)
In Part 1 of this research, we described how we believe Bitcoin, a novel economic institution, satisfies the four assurances
Measuring Bitcoin’s Decentralization
Over the last eleven years, Bitcoin has managed to function relatively seamlessly in the face of a large number of
Measuring Bitcoin’s Decentralization (Full Length)
Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s decentralization can be quantified in terms of supply dispersion, hashpower distribution, and exchange consolidation, among other metrics.
Improving your Futures Roll: An Overview of the Basis Trade (Full Length)
Key Takeaways As futures volume balloons we take a look at the basis trade, which is when traders build a
An Overview of the Basis Trade
One of the most popular trades for any commodity futures is the basis trade. This is when traders build a
Bitcoin: A Novel Economic Institution (ARK Invest + Coin Metrics)
This paper lays out the case for Bitcoin. In Part 1, we describe how the Information Age gave rise to
The Privacy Issue
The early 1990’s saw the dissemination of two great forces that would come to shape the next decades: the Internet,
The Business Trends of Crypto Exchanges
State of the Network has predominantly focused on the network and market data happenings of the crypto industry. In this
The Business Trends of Crypto Exchanges (Full Length)
Key Takeaways Crypto exchanges have gone from nothing to a relatively mature industry very quickly. The maturation process of exchanges
How YAM’s Collapse Drove Ethereum Fees to New Heights
On August 12th Ethereum’s total daily transactions fees topped $6.87M, shattering the previous all-time high of $4.55M set in January
The DeFi Fee Explosion: How YAM’s Collapse Drove Ethereum Fees to New Heights (Full Length)
On August 12th Ethereum’s total daily transactions fees topped $6.87M, shattering the previous all-time high of $4.55M set in January
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
