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.
Is Bitcoin Becoming a Safe Haven Asset?
Discussion regarding Bitcoin’s status as a safe haven asset during times of elevated geopolitical risk and macroeconomic uncertainty has existed
Investigating the Failed Stellar Inflation Experiment
Each blockchain has a unique process for issuing new supply. For some, like Bitcoin, the full issuance schedule and final
State of the Network 2019 Year in Review
In this special edition of State of the Network (SOTN) we take a look back at how the major cryptoassets
Revisiting the Block Reward Halving Theory
The upcoming block reward halving for Bitcoin, anticipated in May 2020, has already given rise to intense discussion about its
Ranking Crypto Assets by Auditability
In Medieval times, landed estates’ accounts were read out loud to a person charged by the local ruler to ensure
Analyzing the Supply Distributions of Projects with On-Chain Governance
It takes a whole network of people to make a public blockchain work. You need miners to validate and secure
The Psychology of Bitcoin Bubbles as Measured by Investor Cost Basis
Bubbles and subsequent crashes in financial assets occur with regular frequency in economic history, largely due to deeply-rooted cognitive biases
Weekly Network Data Insights
Crypto markets took a significant downturn towards the tail end of last week, with BTC price dropping to six-month
How Many Bitcoins Are Permanently Lost?
Bitcoin’s whitepaper, which recently turned 11 years old, is so concise that it makes only a passing mention of supply:
The Evolution of Ethereum Tokens
In 2015, Ethereum ushered in a new era for blockchains: the age of the token. Broadly defined, a “token” represents
Macroeconomic Indicators for the Crypto-Economy
Just like a nation state’s economy has economic concepts (such as gross domestic product, inflation, and unemployment), a crypto asset
The Signal and the Nonce: Hunting for ASICs in Nonce Distributions
The Great ASIC Debate. Since the early days of Bitcoin, the community has argued about whether to fight against increasingly powerful mining
