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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,

Weekly Network Data Insights
Crypto markets took a significant downturn towards the tail end of last week, with BTC price dropping to six-month

How Many Bitcoins Are Permanently Lost?
Bitcoin’s whitepaper, which recently turned 11 years old, is so concise that it makes only a passing mention of supply:

The Evolution of Ethereum Tokens
In 2015, Ethereum ushered in a new era for blockchains: the age of the token. Broadly defined, a “token” represents

Macroeconomic Indicators for the Crypto-Economy
Just like a nation state’s economy has economic concepts (such as gross domestic product, inflation, and unemployment), a crypto asset

The Signal and the Nonce: Hunting for ASICs in Nonce Distributions
The Great ASIC Debate. Since the early days of Bitcoin, the community has argued about whether to fight against increasingly powerful mining

Bitfinex Market Share is Declining
Bitfinex, the controversial Hong Kong based exchange at the heart of ongoing investigations against Tether, has been one of the biggest

BTC Is Close to $1B of All-time Fees, But Fee Growth is Slowing
BTC is close to eclipsing $1 billion of cumulative, all-time transaction fees. As of October 13th, there have been $996,458,718

Tezos Market Cap Bounced Back in 2019, But Still Has Little Usage
After a controversial start, Tezos (XTZ) has bounced back in 2019. Since the start of 2019, XTZ’s market cap has grown

Large Market Sell-Off + BTC Hash Rate Dip
A double header this week: This week’s issue has two weekly features. The first is about the recent market sell-off,

Stellar Airdrops Are Mostly Transferred to Exchanges or Unclaimed
Stellar Airdrops Are Mostly Transferred to Exchanges or Unclaimed On November 6th, 2018, Blockchain.com announced it was creating the “largest crypto giveaway

ETH is Overtaking BTC in Daily Transaction Fees, Driven by Tether
ETH is on the verge of overtaking BTC in daily transaction fees. As of September 15th, ETH had $182,899 daily

Bitcoin and Tether Volume Distribution by Exchange
Exchanges are a crucial piece of the crypto ecosystem. Successful exchanges can help fuel tremendous growth. But exchanges also represent