Antoine Le Calvez Archives

Introducing Coin Metrics’ Bitcoin Wallet Metrics

One of Coin Metrics’ goals is to determine the economic significance of public blockchains. We try to achieve this by

December 14, 2021

Understanding Total Value Locked (TVL)

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has become one of the industry’s most vibrant topics, with dozens of new projects launching on a

July 27, 2021

Analyzing the On-Chain Impact of the OpenEthereum Stoppage

At block number 12,244,000 the Berlin hard fork was activated on Ethereum. Among many changes, it paves the ground for

April 16, 2021

Analyzing the Fallout from the BitMEX Lawsuits

On October 1st, the CFTC and Department of Justice jointly announced charges filed against BitMEX’s owners and operators. The CFTC is

October 13, 2020

Analyzing the Fallout from the BitMEX Lawsuits (Full Length)

On October 1st, the CFTC and Department of Justice jointly announced charges filed against BitMEX’s owners and operators. The CFTC

October 13, 2020

The Privacy Issue

The early 1990’s saw the dissemination of two great forces that would come to shape the next decades: the Internet,

September 1, 2020

Analyzing The Early Uses of Bitcoin

Since its inception in 2009, Bitcoin triggered many discussions around its raison d’être. Conflicts between different points of view of what

July 21, 2020

Analyzing The Early Uses of Bitcoin (Full Length)

This feature is adapted from Antoine Le Calvez’ presentation at the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2020. Since its inception in 2009,

July 21, 2020

Analyzing Stablecoin Supply and Activity Distribution

The supply and activity distribution of a stablecoin can help us understand how it is used. The ERC-20 variant of

June 9, 2020

Analyzing Stablecoin Supply and Activity Distribution (Full Length)

Key Takeaways The supply and activity distribution of a stablecoin can help us understand how it is used. The ERC-20