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Kevin is a Market Data Product Manager and Lead Data Scientist at Coin Metrics. He primarily works on Coin Metrics’ market data product offerings. Kevin formerly held positions in the investment management and economic consulting industries.
From Orange Groves to Orange Gold
How crypto assets are to be regulated in the United States is a contentious battleground with high stakes implications for the future of the crypto industry. However, participants in the industry contend that the current regulatory framework is ambiguous, unclear, and is not representative of the realities of how blockchains [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Cryptoasset Valuation Research Primer, Part 1
Cryptoassets represent a significant innovation in the evolution of money and the modern financial system. Valuing cryptoassets remains very much [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]