By Coin Metrics|2023-04-11T17:07:47-04:00September 17, 2020|Collaborative Research, Jon Geenty, Kevin Lu, Nate Maddrey|
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|2023-03-24T12:14:54-04:00September 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|2023-04-06T16:49:12-04:00September 15, 2020|General Research, Karim Helmy|
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|2023-04-06T16:49:27-04:00September 9, 2020|General Research, Jon Geenty|
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|2023-03-24T12:14:48-04:00September 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|2023-04-11T17:08:01-04:00September 3, 2020|Collaborative Research, Jon Geenty, Kevin Lu, Nate Maddrey|
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|2023-03-24T12:14:42-04:00September 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|2023-03-24T12:14:30-04:00August 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|2023-04-06T16:50:22-04:00August 18, 2020|General Research, Nate Maddrey|
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 [...]
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