Beauty in Predictability: Understanding the Bitcoin Halving Cycle
In this issue of State of the Network, we give an overview of the concept of halvings, their implications, and examine some data in the current halving epoch as Bitcoin approaches its 4th halving next spring.
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Exploring OpenSea Analytics Using On-chain Data
Up until now, the data produced by websites and apps has typically been controlled by companies or organizations. Although some of it is selectively made public through APIs much is hidden away in private servers. Applications built on blockchains flip [...]
Analyzing Recent On-Chain Trends in Stablecoin Activity
Stablecoins have become one of the most discussed categories within the crypto ecosystem, and for good reason: last year stablecoins settled over $6T and their total supply increased from about 28B to 143B across the major stablecoins that Coin Metrics tracks. They [...]
Crypto Follows Global Markets Lower to Start 2022
At the beginning of 2021, bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and the broader crypto market were riding high buoyed by institutional adoption and accommodative macroeconomic trends. However, one year later and in a different macro environment, January 2022 has started off [...]
Trading Volume Reflects Geographic Shifts in Global Crypto Activity and Adoption
Crypto exchanges play a critical role in facilitating crypto adoption. Exchanges serve as the primary point of access to the crypto-economy, allowing users to exchange fiat currencies for crypto assets and stablecoins. For this reason, crypto exchanges are often referred [...]
Helicopter Tokens: A New Look at the Data Behind Some of the Largest Airdrops on Ethereum
Airdrops have become a highly popular mechanism in the crypto ecosystem for allocating crypto assets to users. In general, an “airdrop” refers to the event of distributing new or existing crypto assets (usually tokens) to a predetermined set of eligible [...]
Crypto’s Biggest Storylines Going Into 2022
After a transformative 2021 marked by new all-time highs for most of the major cryptoassets and key on-chain metrics, expectations are high for crypto in 2022. In this issue of State of the Network, we analyze some of the most important trends and [...]
The Best of State of the Network in 2021
In this special edition of State of the Network, we look back at some of the best issues in 2021. This year, we’ve asked members of the Coin Metrics team to share their favorite issues from the past year. We're excited to [...]
The State Of The Network 2021 Year In Review
In this special edition of State of the Network we look back at crypto’s biggest storylines of 2021. To explore the data used in this piece check out our free charting tool, formula builder, correlation tool, and mobile apps.
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 building metrics that empower people to make informed crypto financial decisions. Among the most interesting features to track for public [...]