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WHAT IS GAS ON ETHEREUM, WHY IS IT NEEDED, AND HOW DO I GET SOME?
At the core of Ethereum's transaction fee market is the important concept of 'gas.' In this report, a theoretical explanation of the need for gas from a computational theory perspective is given and how it is realized on Ethereum. We [...]
The Cambrian Explosion of Stablecoins
In just two years, the total supply of stablecoins has grown twenty fold to more than $180B today. Stablecoins have emerged as a linchpin of the crypto ecosystem, providing stability in contrast to the volatility of most cryptocurrencies. The rise [...]
COIN METRICS SUPPLY TRANSPARENCY REPORT – Q4 2021
The Supply Transparency Report brings visibility to the actions of the key categories of a cryptoasset’s holders that are deemed to restrict supply from the market, as defined in the CMBI Float Adjustment Methodology. The current universe of cryptoassets that [...]
COIN METRICS SUPPLY TRANSPARENCY REPORT – Q3 2021
The Supply Transparency Report brings visibility to the actions of the key categories of a cryptoasset’s holders that are deemed to restrict supply from the market, as defined in the CMBI Float Adjustment Methodology. The current universe of cryptoassets that [...]
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 asset type and divided into the following categories: large cap assets (e.g BTC, ETH, ADA, etc.), decentralized finance (DeFi) assets [...]
COIN METRICS SUPPLY TRANSPARENCY REPORT – Q2 2021
The Supply Transparency Report brings visibility to the actions of the key categories of a cryptoasset’s holders that are deemed to restrict supply from the market, as defined in the CMBI Float Adjustment Methodology. The current universe of cryptoassets that [...]
Bitcoin Miners are Escaping China
And it might be one of the most positive developments of 2021. Over the past few weeks, Bitcoin markets have had to deal with a swarm of bad news coming out of China. It started with rumors that miners in [...]
Analyzing the On-Chain Impact of the OpenEthereum Stoppage
At block number 12,244,000 the Berlin hard fork was activated on Ethereum. Among many changes, it paves the ground for the upcoming London hard fork which will revamp how fees work on Ethereum with the activation of EIP-1559. Hard forks [...]
COIN METRICS SUPPLY TRANSPARENCY REPORT – Q1 2021
The Supply Transparency Report brings visibility to the actions of the key categories of a cryptoasset’s holders that are deemed to restrict supply from the market, as defined in the CMBI Float Adjustment Methodology. The current universe of cryptoassets that [...]
The Ethereum Gas Report
Ethereum adoption is growing like never before. Decentralized finance (DeFi) continues its rapid rise, stablecoins are being adopted around the world, and NFTs are becoming an everyday topic of conversation. Ethereum’s usage is a great sign for the long-term prospects [...]