Reporting on the latest network activity
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-06T02:28:17+00:00October 13, 2020|Antoine Le Calvez, State of the Network|
On October 1st, the CFTC and Department of Justice jointly announced charges filed against BitMEX’s owners and operators. The CFTC is alleging they were illegally operating a derivatives trading platform and the Department of Justice that they violated various parts of the [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T13:59:57+00:00October 6, 2020|Ben Celermajer, State of the Network|
In this week’s State of the Network we are excited to announce the release of the CMBI Multi Asset Series, the first industry indexes that weigh cryptoassets by their Free Float Market Capitalization. We are particularly excited to bring these indexes to [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T14:13:33+00:00September 29, 2020|Nate Maddrey, State of the Network|
Decentralized finance reached new heights over the last few months as dozens of projects launched and large amounts of capital flowed in. A majority of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps have been built on Ethereum, and DeFi’s explosion has rippled across [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T14:15:04+00:00September 22, 2020|Jon Geenty, Kevin Lu, Nate Maddrey, State of the Network|
Below is an excerpt of a research report authored by ARK Invest and Coin Metrics. In Part 1 of this research, we described how we believe Bitcoin satisfies the four assurances that maximize the probability of a robust and predictable financial system. In Part 2, [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T14:15:59+00:00September 15, 2020|Karim Helmy, State of the Network|
Over the last eleven years, Bitcoin has managed to function relatively seamlessly in the face of a large number of threats, largely due to its lack of a single controlling entity. This trait, known as decentralization, encompasses a large number [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T14:18:15+00:00September 8, 2020|Jon Geenty, State of the Network|
One of the most popular trades for any commodity futures is the basis trade. This is when traders build a strategy around the difference between the spot price and futures contract price of a commodity. This exists in corn, soybean, [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T14:20:12+00:00September 1, 2020|Antoine Le Calvez, State of the Network|
The early 1990’s saw the dissemination of two great forces that would come to shape the next decades: the Internet, and strong cryptography. In a seminal manifesto written in 1993, Eric Hughes condensed the ethos of a young movement born at the [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T02:55:05+00:00September 1, 2020|State of the Network|
State of the Network has predominantly focused on the network and market data happenings of the crypto industry. In this issue, we zoom out a bit to discuss the business trends and strategies of the exchanges building atop these decentralized [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T14:21:53+00:00August 18, 2020|Nate Maddrey, State of the Network|
On August 12th Ethereum’s total daily transactions fees topped $6.87M, shattering the previous all-time high of $4.55M set in January 2018. The following day, Ethereum had $8.61M worth of fees, once again breaking the daily record. Blockchain transaction fees are [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T14:22:32+00:00August 12, 2020|Ben Celermajer, State of the Network|
Part of Coin Metrics’ mission is to provide the community with transparent cryptoasset market and network data that allows investors to make the most informed decisions. One of our most recent metrics, Free Float Supply, has provided Coin Metrics with the [...]
