Exploring Supply Transparency
Coin Metrics and Swiss firm Bitcoin Suisse have collaborated to bring their expertise in crypto analytics and market insight to explore token supply transparency and its impact on liquidity. Utilizing the unique transparency of public blockchains, this collaboration offers unparalleled [...]
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The Cambrian Explosion of Stablecoins
In just two years, the total supply of stablecoins has grown twenty fold to more than $180B today. Stablecoins have [...]
Bitcoin As An Investment (ARK Invest + Coin Metrics)
In Part 1 of this research, we described how we believe Bitcoin, a novel economic institution, satisfies the four assurances [...]
Bitcoin: A Novel Economic Institution (ARK Invest + Coin Metrics)
This paper lays out the case for Bitcoin. In Part 1, we describe how the Information Age gave rise to [...]
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Trusted Exchange Framework 2.1
Centralized exchanges are pivotal in the crypto realm, but their quality varies across diverse use-cases. The Coin Metrics’ Trusted Exchange Framework aims to quantitatively evaluate these platforms based on criteria like transparency, resilience, data quality, and more, leveraging public information [...]
Exploring Supply Transparency
Coin Metrics and Swiss firm Bitcoin Suisse have collaborated to bring their expertise in crypto analytics and market insight to explore token supply transparency and its impact on liquidity. Utilizing the unique transparency of public blockchains, this collaboration offers unparalleled [...]
DeFi’s Double-Edged Sword
The 2022 collapse of FTX—a centralized crypto exchange, has highlighted the promise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms due to their inherent transparency, composability, and non-custodial nature. We’ve seen individuals and institutions alike, recognizing the value of DeFi and beginning to [...]