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By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T22:32:50+00:00July 28, 2020|Jon Geenty, Original Research|
Key Takeaways Fake trading volumes have been a dark mark on the industry - it is difficult to find a single metric to accurately sift through the reported numbers. We’ve taken a data driven approach to the problem and are [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T22:38:46+00:00July 21, 2020|Antoine Le Calvez, Original Research|
This feature is adapted from Antoine Le Calvez’ presentation at the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2020. Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin triggered many discussions around its raison d’être. Conflicts between different points of view of what Bitcoin is and should [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-03-03T02:01:50+00:00July 7, 2020|Karim Helmy, Original Research|
Key Takeaways Price discrepancies between exchanges can emerge for a variety of reasons, including market manipulation, exchange downtime, and trader error. These dislocations are aggravated by market inefficiencies that may prevent arbitrage. While market dislocations are particularly common for small [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T22:42:16+00:00June 30, 2020|Ben Celermajer, Original Research|
Key Takeaways Until now, a standardized approach to determining the free float supply (the supply that is available to the market) of cryptoassets has not been established. This has hindered the market from developing a clear understanding of available supply [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-03-03T01:48:03+00:00June 23, 2020|Jon Geenty, Original Research|
A review on the impact of Coinbase’s Listings and “Exploration” announcements on the markets of those assets included in the announcements. Key Takeaways A Coinbase listing has historically shown, not surprisingly, to have a positive impact on listed assets’ prices [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T23:54:28+00:00June 9, 2020|Antoine Le Calvez, Original Research|
Key Takeaways The supply and activity distribution of a stablecoin can help us understand how it is used. The ERC-20 variant of Tether shines as being particularly well distributed amongst its holders. Meanwhile, 6 accounts or less own 80+% of [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-06T00:02:57+00:00May 20, 2020|Ben Celermajer, Jon Geenty, Original Research|
Cryptoasset data has been increasingly amassing the interest of researchers and investors looking to build an edge in the market and inform their trading strategies. At Coin Metrics, we believe that the greatest insights can be generated when data is [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-06T00:08:25+00:00April 6, 2020|Company News, Original Research|
In designing market cap weighted indexes, the primary goal of a benchmark administrator is to provide the most accurate representation of the underlying market through creating a robust methodology and leveraging high quality data. The two primary inputs into any [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-06T00:13:38+00:00August 30, 2019|Original Research|
Coin Metrics has conducted substantial research and backtesting to develop the methodology used in the CM Real-Time Reference Rates. Like all Coin Metrics products, we took a systematic approach to our research for the CM Real-Time Reference Rates. First, we [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-03-03T01:50:18+00:00August 15, 2019|Original Research|
This study is designed to aid in the determination of whether an exchange, index provider, investment manager, or any market participant should support a new fork or credit holders of the parent chain with units of the forked asset. It [...]
