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By Coin Metrics|2021-02-03T02:08:37-05:00October 8, 2020|Company News, Original Research|
The Supply Transparency Report brings visibility to the actions of the key categories of a cryptoasset’s holders that are deemed to restrict supply from the market, as defined in the CMBI Float Adjustment Methodology. The current universe of cryptoassets that [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T21:32:27-05:00October 6, 2020|Ben Celermajer, Original Research|
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 [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T21:40:03-05:00September 29, 2020|Nate Maddrey, Original Research|
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|2021-02-09T23:21:50-05:00September 17, 2020|Jon Geenty, Kevin Lu, Nate Maddrey, Original Research|
In Part 1 of this research, we described how we believe Bitcoin, a novel economic institution, satisfies the four assurances that maximize the probability of a robust and predictable financial system. In Part 2, we explore bitcoin as an emerging [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T21:44:29-05:00September 15, 2020|Karim Helmy, Original Research|
Key Takeaways Bitcoin’s decentralization can be quantified in terms of supply dispersion, hashpower distribution, and exchange consolidation, among other metrics. Key metrics like the number of active addresses and the network’s hashrate continue to rise. Bitcoin’s supply is becoming more [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T22:27:39-05:00September 9, 2020|Jon Geenty, Original Research|
Key Takeaways As futures volume balloons we take a look at the basis trade, which is when traders build a strategy around the difference between the spot price and futures contract price of a commodity. Unsurprisingly, volume shifts from the [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-09T23:22:19-05:00September 3, 2020|Jon Geenty, Kevin Lu, Nate Maddrey, Original Research|
This paper lays out the case for Bitcoin. In Part 1, we describe how the Information Age gave rise to Bitcoin, a novel economic institution designed to challenge legacy financial systems.
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T22:04:42-05:00August 25, 2020|Original Research|
Key Takeaways Crypto exchanges have gone from nothing to a relatively mature industry very quickly. The maturation process of exchanges has made them the “apex predators” of the space, engaging in M&A and positioning themselves for entry into the public [...]
By Coin Metrics|2021-02-05T22:07:48-05:00August 18, 2020|Nate Maddrey, Original Research|
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|2021-02-05T22:27:08-05:00August 11, 2020|Ben Celermajer, Original Research|
Key Takeaways Coin Metrics will release Quarterly Supply Transparency Reports, with today’s Q2 Supply Transparency Report being the first of its kind. This report hopes to bring insight into the supply dynamics of cryptoassets, specifically focusing on the activities of [...]
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