Markets
Hyperinflation and Sanctions Evasion: What On-Chain Data Tells Us About Venezuelans’ Trust in Cryptocurrency
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East Asia: Pro Traders and Stablecoins Drive World’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Market
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North America’s Cryptocurrency Market: Conservative Buy-and-Hold Strategy Dominates as Institutional Investors Move In
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60% of Bitcoin is Held Long Term as Digital Gold. What About the Rest?
Blockchain analysis isn’t just useful for investigations and compliance. It can also help us analyze cryptocurrency markets to uncover patterns…
Reacting to Crisis: Cryptocurrency Has Always Been About Resilience
Even as we begin to reopen the economy, it’s clear we still need to take steps to minimize the economic…
Mining Pools’ Activity Suggests They’re Preparing for a Bitcoin Price Surge Following the Halving
The halving is almost here. On or around May 11, Bitcoin’s built-in supply control will kick in once again, and…
Covid-19 is Changing the Relationship Between Bitcoin Price and Bitcoin Spending
Bitcoin, along with the stock market and other traditional asset classes, saw its value plummet the week of March 9…
Analyzing Cryptocurrency Market Events with On-Chain Data
This blog is a preview of our report on cryptocurrency market events. Click here to download the full report! Cryptocurrency…
WTF Is Going On in the Bitcoin Market?
Executive summary: The story so far Source:Â XKCD Cryptocurrency exchanges experienced their largest ever bitcoin inflows. Since March 9, exchanges received…
Bitcoin Mining is a Two-Part Competition
This blog post is a preview of our report on competition in Bitcoin mining. Click here to download the whole…
PlusToken Scammers Didn’t Just Steal $2+ Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency. They May Also Be Driving Down the Price of Bitcoin. [UPDATED 3/12/2020]
This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2020 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Scams…
Can On-chain Data Help Us Spot Fake Exchange Trading Volumes?
In many ways, exchanges are the face of the cryptocurrency industry. The vast majority of all blockchain transactions entail cryptocurrency…
Survey: Financial Institutions See Cryptocurrency’s Growth Potential But Worry About Compliance
Is cryptocurrency set to go mainstream? Adoption rises every year and exchanges are offering more investment products than ever before.…
The 5 Key Types of Cryptocurrency Exchanges
This blog is a preview of our recent webinar on economic flows between cryptocurrency exchanges. You can watch the whole…
APAC Report Preview: Why Tether Dominates in China
As covered in Bloomberg. It’s no secret that cryptocurrency is popular in China. The country has consistently led the way…