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Bitcoin Taps $48K- Traders Discuss Overheated Stats and a Possible Chinese New Year Dump
9.2.2021
The price of bitcoin soared to new heights after Tesla informed the public that it added $1.5 billion to the company’s balance sheet. Bitcoin touched an all-time high (ATH) reaching $48,216 per unit and has retreated in value a hair since then. While crypto enthusiasts are bullish, a...
Bitcoin Market Cap May Be 'Overstated' by USD 151Bn - Coin Metrics
5.2.2021
Bitcoin (BTC) market capitalization may be overstated by USD 151.5bn, according to data from the crypto intelligence firm Coin Metrics. And the same may well go for the token's forks, the company suggested.
Coin Metrics arrived at this staggering figure by looking at how many coins may actually...
Coin Metrics co-founder takes aim at WSJ's Tether FUD
3.2.2021
Reputable data analyst fires back at "wild theories" about Tether reported by the Wall Street Journal
Increased Mainstream Adoption of Bitcoin Cutting Diversification Benefit, JPMorgan Says
21.1.2021
Bitcoin's correlation with traditional markets could "erode" its "diversification value over time."
Bitcoin Miners Aren’t Responsible for Recent Price Dips, Data Shows
14.1.2021
Analysts and mining pools say selling pressure from mining wallets hasn't contributed to recent corrections in bitcoin's price
Crypto Prices Show Signs of Recovery, Market Analyst Says ‘Bitcoin Remains in a Healthy Place’
12.1.2021
Bitcoin and a number of other cryptocurrencies have regained some of the percentage losses they suffered this past Monday, as various crypto assets are up today between 5-25% in value. On Monday, the crypto economy dipped under the $800 billion handle after the entire market cap fell from...
Tether Mints Record 2B USDT in One Week
11.1.2021
The previous record of 1.5 billion USDT was set the week before last
Research Suggests Bitcoin Buying Ramps Up When Traditional US Markets Open
4.12.2020
While bitcoin and a number of digital assets set new 2020 price highs, a variety of crypto-asset commentators have detailed that since October, there’s been a lot of bitcoin buying action during U.S. market hours. Data shows that between East Asia and North America, the two regions account...
KPMG Expands Crypto Management Suite to Boost Institutional Adoption
29.10.2020
KPMG’s cryptocurrency management suite has expanded with the company’s integration of Coin Metrics’ products. KPMG’s new tools are “designed to enable the increasing institutional adoption of cryptoassets.” KPMG Enhances Its Crypto Management Suite KPMG...
Coin Metrics Adds Five Exchanges to it’s ‘Trusted Spot Volume’ List
21.10.2020
Coin Metrics, one of the world’s premier blockchain/cryptocurrency analytics firms, has updated its list of ‘trusted volume’ exchanges, adding a further five crypto exchanges, all the while adjusting scoring methods for trading platforms.
This time, FTX, Lbank, Liquid, The Rock Trading, and Upbit...
Total Stablecoin Supply Nearly Doubled in Q3, Adding Record $8B
1.10.2020
“2020 seems to be the year of stablecoins,” said Tether CTO
Cumulative Ethereum Transaction Fees in 2020 Supersede Bitcoin’s by a Long Shot
30.9.2020
This week the research and analysis team Coin Metrics published a report on how decentralized finance (defi) is “fueling Ethereum’s growth.” Meanwhile, the researchers also highlighted that Ethereum’s cumulative transaction fees in 2020 are now over $350 million and more...
CEX.IO Cryptoexchange Makes CryptoCompare Top 10
8.9.2020
The international cryptocurrency exchange CEX.IO made it into the CryptoCompare top 10 July 2020 report, with an overall A grade. The CryptoCompare Exchange Benchmark rating evaluates over 165 exchanges around the world on aspects like adherence to regulations, platform security, liquidity, asset...
Privacy Options Underutilized in Cryptocurrency Usage: Report
4.9.2020
Advances in cryptography have not met with user enthusiasm, suggesting a disconnect between the cryptocurrency community and its cypherpunk ancestors. According to Coin Metrics, transactions of privacy-focused cryptocurrencies zcash (ZEC), monero (XMR), and grin only add up to 6% of bitcoin’s...
$16B Worth of Dollar-Pegged Cryptos: Stablecoins Add $100M a Day Since Mid-July
4.9.2020
Stablecoins have been gathering a lot of steam and settling massive value in recent months. Moreover, on Thursday, Coin Metrics’ executive Nic Carter mentioned on Twitter that “stablecoins have been adding $100 [million per day] since mid-July. While a number of dollar-pegged...
Who cares about privacy? Not crypto users, says Coin Metrics
2.9.2020
‘Uptake of privacy features and assets has been slow,’ the report stated
BTC Averages Over 1 Million Active Addresses as ETH Transaction Fees Hit $2M Daily
7.8.2020
Bitcoin averaged over a million daily active addresses in the past week for the first time since January 2018. The growing usage metrics add to evidence of a rising bull market. According to data compiled by Coin Metrics, ethereum might be on course to surpass its all-time high if the bull market...
Bitcoin Entering ‘New Adoption Cycle,’ Coin Metrics Exec Says
6.8.2020
User adoption looks to be gathering pace as bitcoin's price rises amid a coronavirus-induced rush for assets with safe-haven appeal
Stablecoin Tether Set to Eclipse Bitcoin’s Daily Transaction Value
23.7.2020
The most dominant stablecoin in the cryptocurrency ecosystem has seen some competition during the last few years, but the token tether has remained king in the face of rivalry. Just recently, a “Q2’20 review” published by the digital currency data and analytics firm Messari shows...
DeFi Hype Has Sent Ethereum Fees Soaring to 2-Year High: Coin Metrics
22.7.2020
The knock-on effects of the DeFi hype include high fees and less active users on Ethereum, according to Coin Metrics