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Data Shows Decentralized Finance Took a Hit in Q2 but Is Still Booming
17.7.2021
While decentralized finance took a hit in Q2, stats still show there is an important movement in these protocols. Data taken from Messari’s Q2’21 defi review show that decentralized exchanges are busy settling important numbers. Decentralized Finance Bruised but Still Up...
Stablecoins Swelled by $13B in 30 Days, Captured 67% of Today’s Crypto Trade Volume
16.7.2021
Over the last few weeks, cryptocurrency markets have fallen in value as most of these assets reached all-time price highs three months ago. Despite the price drops, 2021 has still been an explosive year for crypto gains and fiat-pegged stablecoins have grown massively as well. 53 days ago,...
Blockchain Groups From Major Universities Are Powerful Voters in Defi Governance Protocols
14.7.2021
Data shows a number of groups from major universities are participating in decentralized finance (defi) governance. For instance, out of 15 of the largest voters in Uniswap’s last governance proposal, six of the major voters were tied to universities like Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford, Penn...
Messari: USDC set to become ‘dominant’ stablecoin on Ethereum
1.7.2021
Tether supplies on Ethereum are dwindling as USD Coin demand grows and grows
Crypto Analytics Firm Coin Metrics Raises $15 Million, Goldman Sachs Leads Funding Round
6.5.2021
On May 5, the cryptocurrency data and analytics provider Coin Metrics announced the firm has raised $15 million in Series B financing round. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs and a number of other venture firms, as digital currency data has become a hot commodity in recent times. Digital...
Fidelity Investments Launches Crypto Analytics Platform Sherlock for Institutional Investors
3.5.2021
The American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts, Fidelity Investments has announced the introduction of a new comprehensive data and deep analytics solution for digital assets. The new product is called Sherlock and it’s meant for institutional clients...
Fidelity launches institutional cryptocurrency analytics platform Sherlock
30.4.2021
Sherlock will provide fundamental and technical analysis for fund managers and investors
DeFi hacks and exploits total $285M since 2019, Messari reports
29.4.2021
Decentralized finance platforms on the Ethereum network have lost about $285 million to rogue actors since 2019
Tether Market Cap Swells Past $50 Billion, USDT Stablecoin Gets Listed on Coinbase Pro
26.4.2021
The blockchain stablecoin issuer Tether Operations Limited has recently surpassed a $50 billion market valuation after seeing exponential growth during the last few years. Furthermore, the stablecoin tether has launched on the trading platform Coinbase Pro this week marking the San Francisco-based...
Messari researchers slam Binance Smart Chain over centralized validators
12.4.2021
With Binance Chain’s 11 validators hand-selecting Binance Smart Chain’s validators daily, analysts are warning of the protocol’s centralization
Messari: New Coinbase listings really do outperform rival exchanges
2.4.2021
In the five days after launching on Coinbase, new token listings gain 91% on average. But that doesn’t tell the whole story
Coinbase Listing Has Largest Impact On Price Among 6 Exchanges - Messari
1.4.2021
Source: Instagram, Coinbase
Among six of the major crypto exchanges, Coinbase listings have the biggest effect on a coin's price, according to a researcher at the crypto intelligence firm Messari.
Its report noted the so-called 'Coinbase Effect' as a well-known phenomenon referring to the positive...
'No loss' lottery protocol PoolTogether among most utilized protocols in DeFi: Messari
24.3.2021
Since launching its V3 iteration in October, PoolTogether has paid out more than $750,000 in risk-free lottery returns
Messari CEO thinks a fresh wave of crypto regulation could be imminent
18.3.2021
After nearly a decade of progress since Bitcoin's inception, regulators could be gearing up for further action, given the industry's recent growth
'Deflationary' Eth2 could flip Bitcoin: Messari analyst
18.3.2021
Senior research analyst at Messari, Ryan Watkins, predicts that Ether could overtake Bitcoin as the top crypto asset once its Eth2 overhaul is complete
Report: Asia’s Cryptocurrency Landscape the Most Active, Most Populous Region ‘Has an Outsize Role’
28.2.2021
Recently, Messari Crypto Researcher, Mira Christanto published a report that looks into Asia’s cryptocurrency landscape in-depth, as 60% of the world’s population resides in the region. Christanto’s study shows that six out of the top ten largest cryptocurrency unicorns...
‘Fair Launch’ tokens outshine the average coin's performance
17.2.2021
Data from Messari shows the top 20 “Fair Launch tokens” are outperforming both the top 1,000 crypto assets and Ethereum-based assets on average this year so far
Market Cap of Exchange-Issued Tokens Surpasses $43 Billion, Binance’s BNB Token Surges 150%
12.2.2021
Buoyed by bitcoin’s recent spike, altcoins including exchange-issued tokens recently made significant gains, while several of these crypto-assets went on to set new all-time highs (ATH). According to Messari data, Binance is leading the pack in this category, after its token went up by more...
Chainlink, Aave, Messari and others launch GoodFi crypto alliance
11.2.2021
GoodFi claims to be the first cryptocurrency alliance focused on furthering education and research into decentralized finance
Sky High Bitcoin and Ethereum Fees: While Prices Jump the Cost to Transfer Follows Suit
4.2.2021
While a number of digital currencies have seen price gains the two leading crypto assets, bitcoin and ethereum have seen transaction fees skyrocket. For instance, data shows that the median fee for a bitcoin transaction is $8.58, while the median fee is $9.35 when spending ether. Meanwhile,...