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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

On data and certainty
Being certain is a lovely thing. Despite what many would allege about the poor finality of proof of work, the

On the difficulty of estimating on-chain transaction volume
We are happy to report that this site is getting quite a bit of attention these days. We never anticipated

An important network value to transaction ratio caveat
If you’ve been following coinmetrics closely, you might be convinced of the usefulness of our network value to transactions metric

Mean-reversion and reflexivity: a Litecoin case study
Litecoin is a remarkable cryptocurrency. Of the seven currencies we profiled, its MTV ratio is among the steadiest (in our

Why should I pay attention to the NVT ratio, anyway?
Our very first contribution to the body of research on cryptoassets is one we think will become mainstream as this

An introduction to MTV
Currency serves as a medium of exchange, store of value, and unit of account. The Market to Transaction Value metric