State of the Network’s Q2 2023 Wrap-Up
We take a data-driven look at the most important events that impacted the digital assets industry from Q2 2023.
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Dissecting a Bitcoin Bull Market
A pandemic, followed by global societal shutdowns, followed by rampant social unrest, followed by increased political polarization, followed by unprecedented levels of monetary interventionism. This has been 2020. And in the midst of all of this uncertainty and chaos, a [...]
The State of DeFi Tokens
Decentralized finance (DeFi) took over the crypto world during the summer. But it cooled off after September, and has taken a back seat to BTC and ETH since. In this week’s Feature, we explore the rapid rise of DeFi tokens [...]
Bitcoin: An Unprecedented Experiment in Fair Distribution
Much has been written about the fundamental differences between Bitcoin and other asset classes. In fact, juxtapositions of Bitcoin and established commodities such as gold continue to lure swarms of newcomers into this industry, institutional and retail-alike. But are there [...]
Following Flows: A Look at Miners’ On-Chain Payments
Using a new methodology that looks at addresses one hop out from the coinbase transaction, this report quantifies miner holdings and activity. This approach improves on previous attempts at tracking miner spending, which inadvertently measured pool operator activity rather than [...]
Fundamentals Show Bitcoin Is Poised for Takeoff
On October 21st Bitcoin (BTC) broke out, rising by about $1,000 on the day. Since then it has topped $13,000 and set new 2020 highs. For crypto veterans this is a somewhat familiar story. BTC is notoriously volatile and has [...]
Q3 Refresh of Trusted Spot Volume Framework
This post is designed to be a follow up to our ‘trusted volume’ framework post (link) earlier this summer. We have made a few adjustments to take into account changes in the industry as well as reader feedback. In the [...]
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 alleging they were illegally operating a derivatives trading platform and the Department of Justice that they violated various parts of the [...]
Introducing the CMBI Multi Asset Series
In this week’s State of the Network we are excited to announce the release of the CMBI Multi Asset Series, the first industry indexes that weigh cryptoassets by their Free Float Market Capitalization. We are particularly excited to bring these indexes to [...]
How DeFi Is Fueling Ethereum’s Growth
Decentralized finance reached new heights over the last few months as dozens of projects launched and large amounts of capital flowed in. A majority of decentralized finance (DeFi) apps have been built on Ethereum, and DeFi’s explosion has rippled across [...]