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.

Stablecoin Heatmaps Show Tether is Mostly Used During Asian and European Market Hours
Stablecoin market capitalization has almost doubled since the Black Thursday crash. But the exact cause of the surge is still

Introducing the CMBI Bitcoin Hash Rate Index and ‘Observed Work’
Designing The Tools For Hash Rate Futures: Introducing the CMBI Bitcoin Hash Rate Index and ‘Observed Work’ Key Takeaways

Creating a Better Supply Measurement: Introducing Free Float Supply
An accurate measure of supply is crucial in determining a cryptoasset’s value. However, the definition and methodologies of calculating supply

Assessing the Long-Term Fallout from Crypto’s Black Thursday
On March 12th 2020, now called “Black Thursday,” Bitcoin’s price dropped by nearly 50%, one of its largest drops since

Investigating Bitcoin’s Changing Correlations
Is Bitcoin an Uncorrelated Financial Asset, A Safe Haven Asset, or Both? Investigating Bitcoin’s Changing Correlations By Nate Maddrey and the Coin Metrics Team

The Signal and the Nonce Redux: From S9s to S17s
As Bitcoin enters its next halving, the network is experiencing several simultaneous transitions. In addition to the severe change in

Understanding Miner Economics From First Principles
The next halvening is approaching, yet debate about its impact on asset prices remains mired in controversy. Two camps have

The BitMEX Liquidation Spiral
Analyzing How Crypto’s Nascent Market Structure Held Up During the Crash In the previous issue of State of the Network,

Data Shows Cryptoasset Sell-off Was Driven by Short-term Holders
On March 12th, amidst growing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, Bitcoin (BTC) suffered one of its largest one-day price drops

Using MVRV To Analyze Investor Behavior
Speculators vs Holders: Using MVRV To Analyze Investor Behavior In two previous issues of State of the Network (Primer on

Cryptoasset Valuation Research Primer, Part 2
In a previous State of the Network, we published the first part of our cryptoasset valuation research primer focused on summarizing and

In Search of an Elusive BCH Jackpot
The Miner’s Dilemma: In Search of an Elusive BCH Jackpot “I thought for a long time whether to write here.