SOTM Apr 4-10, 2024
Welcome to our 167th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from April 4 - 10, 2024. Bankrupt lender Genesis exits their multi-billion dollar GBTC position, while ETF trading volumes top $200B with [...]
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SOTM Mar 28-Apr 3, 2024
Welcome to our 166th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from March 28 - April 3, 2024. Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison, while Craig Wright faces a sweeping [...]
SOTM Mar 21-27, 2024
Welcome to our 165th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from March 21 - 27, 2024. The DOJ & CFTC unveil new charges against KuCoin, claiming the exchange violated anti-money laundering & commodities [...]
SOTM Mar 14-20, 2024
Welcome to our 164th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from March 14 - 20, 2024. BlackRock partners with tokenization firm Securitize to create an on-chain "Digital Liquidity Fund," with their BUIDL token [...]
SOTM Mar 7-13, 2024
Welcome to our 163rd issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from March 7 - 13, 2024. Ethereum executes its 2nd major upgrade since the Merge, activating EIP-4844 to introduce dedicated "blobspace" for [...]
SOTM Feb 29-Mar 6, 2024
Welcome to our 162nd issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from February 29 - March 6, 2024. Bitcoin snags a new all-time-high at $69,210, with a record $788M inflow to BlackRock's IBIT ETF [...]
SOTM Feb 22-28, 2024
Welcome to our 161st issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from February 22 - 28, 2024. Bitcoin surges beyond $63K as a storm of ETF inflows fuel buy pressure, with the [...]
SOTM Feb 15-21, 2024
Welcome to our 160th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from February 15 - 21, 2024. AI excitement trickles over to crypto, with tokens like OCEAN & FET pumping and ETH's Vitalik Buterin [...]
SOTM Feb 8-14, 2024
Welcome to our 159th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from February 8 - 14, 2024. CoinDesk undergoes restructuring, while Ripple expands their M&A activity in the custody space with a bid on [...]
SOTM Feb 1-7, 2024
Welcome to our 158th issue of State of the Market, where we provide an overview of crypto market activity from February 1 - 7, 2024. Solana experiences a major 5-hour outage due to a recent upgrade, though SOL price remains relatively unfazed, [...]
Special Insights
Trusted Exchange Framework 2.1
Centralized exchanges are pivotal in the crypto realm, but their quality varies across diverse use-cases. The Coin Metrics’ Trusted Exchange Framework aims to quantitatively evaluate these platforms based on criteria like transparency, resilience, data quality, and more, leveraging public information [...]
Exploring Supply Transparency
Coin Metrics and Swiss firm Bitcoin Suisse have collaborated to bring their expertise in crypto analytics and market insight to explore token supply transparency and its impact on liquidity. Utilizing the unique transparency of public blockchains, this collaboration offers unparalleled [...]
DeFi’s Double-Edged Sword
The 2022 collapse of FTX—a centralized crypto exchange, has highlighted the promise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms due to their inherent transparency, composability, and non-custodial nature. We’ve seen individuals and institutions alike, recognizing the value of DeFi and beginning to [...]