State of the Network is an unbiased, weekly report informed by Coin Metrics’ own network (on-chain) and market data and is an essential resource for professionals and enthusiasts seeking to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and most important developments within the digital assets industry.

A Year After The Crash
On March 12, 2020, amid rising panic over the rapid spread of COVID-19, bitcoin (BTC) crashed from about $8,000 to

Measuring Ethereum Miner Activity
The Ethereum community has always had a somewhat strained relationship with miners. The network’s proof of work algorithm, Ethash, was

Back on Solid Ground
The market took a downturn last week after bitcoin (BTC) reached as high as $58K. The stock market also sold

Analyzing Miner to Exchange Flows
Miners are often considered natural sellers of bitcoin (BTC). Their revenue is earned from block rewards and transaction fees which

Crypto Trust Supply Sinks
Late last week BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian bank with over $2 trillion in assets under management, became the

Inflection Points
Tesla announced a $1.5B purchase of bitcoin on Monday, less than two weeks after Elon Musk added #bitcoin to his Twitter bio.

In Retrospect, It Was Inevitable
The stock market was turned upside down last week. Retail investors organized on Reddit and took over, making a killing

Fear, Uncertainty, and Double-Spends
As bitcoin (BTC) price reaches new all-time highs, renewed rounds of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (aka FUD) have come with

Altseason Watch
It’s starting to feel a lot like altseason. That magical time of year when people you went to high school

Bitcoin Highs and Lows
It was a crazy week for bitcoin and for the world. On January 6th the US was thrown into civil

Crypto’s Biggest Storylines Going Into 2021
The end of 2020 saw crypto climb to new highs. In this issue of State of the Network we look

State of the Network Best of 2020
In this special edition we look back at the best issues of State of the Network over the past year.