SOTM May 18-24, 2023
Past U.S. presidents have harbored hostility towards crypto, but 2024's cast of candidates are coming to consensus on a new view. Last Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage at the Bitcoin 2023 conference, expressing admiration for the asset's [...]
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SOTM May 11-17, 2023
Though "Mint the Coin" sounds like something you'd hear in crypto circles, the phrase is now a trending topic in U.S. Congress. The federal budget is at the mercy of a debt ceiling standoff, with the upper bound of U.S. [...]
SOTM May 4-10, 2023
On-chain activity is shattering records as Bitcoin and Ethereum experience a torrent of token trading. Despite the memecoin's apparent lack of utility, the Pepecoin (PEPE) ERC-20 captured a market cap of nearly $1.6B, though the asset since surrendered 50% of [...]
SOTM April 27-May 3, 2023
First Republic has joined the ranks of failed regional banks, beating SVB's breakdown to become the 2nd-largest banking collapse in U.S. history. The FDIC seized control of First Republic over the weekend after the bank failed to rally enthusiasm for [...]
SOTM April 20-26, 2023
After months of being taken to court, crypto firms are finally going on the offensive. Following their acquisition of a license to operate in Bermuda last week, Coinbase kicked off Monday by suing the SEC, petitioning that the regulator be [...]
SOTM April 13-19, 2023
For five hours on Tuesday, Congress grilled Gary Gensler. The SEC chair faced a fierce scolding from many members of the House Financial Services Committee, though Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) applauded Gensler for his forceful actions in going after "crypto [...]
SOTM April 6-12, 2023
Seven months post-Merge, Ethereum notches another fork in its chain. The "Shapella" upgrade (combining 'Shanghai' for Execution & 'Capella' for Consensus) is now officially activated, allowing proof-of-stake validators to withdraw their funds from the Beacon Chain. As ETH devs celebrate [...]
SOTM March 30-April 5, 2023
With the second quarter of 2023 underway, digital asset market participants are hoping for a repeat of the first. Despite foggy macroeconomic and regulatory conditions, bitcoin and the bulk of digital assets shined against other financial asset classes. With BTC [...]
SOTM March 23-29, 2023
The SEC stole the show for weeks, but the CFTC just fired the biggest shot yet in the crusade to cull crypto. In a 74-page complaint issued Monday, the U.S. commodities regulator sued digital asset behemoth Binance over a lack [...]
SOTM March 16-22, 2023
Just as the tides of monetary tightening go out, banks find themselves deep underwater. Credit Suisse is Europe's early warning— following a 38% outflow of deposits in Q4, the bank's perceived insolvency risk soared, with Credit Default Swap (CDS) rates [...]
Special Insights
Trusted Exchange Framework 2.0
Centralized exchanges are a vital part of the crypto ecosystem but vary widely in quality across several use-cases. In order to promote transparency, innovation, and trust for the industry and its users, Coin Metrics is releasing an update to the [...]
Decoding Crypto Pricing
A price is one of the most basic data points of any functioning, active market. Digital assets are traded around the clock, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. These assets are well-known for [...]
What is MEV Anyway?
The concept of MEV has sparked a significant amount of interest and concern in the blockchain community, and this paper aims to shed light on what it is and why it matters. We will begin by examining the fundamental principles [...]