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Bitcoin Research

Q1 2021: Institutional Growth Slows Down, Retail Ramps Up

Noelle AchesonApr 6, 2021

The institutional investment that drove crypto markets in late 2020 is starting to slow down, but retail activity is on the rise.

Research

Retail Gains Amid Institutional Influx in Q1: CoinDesk Quarterly Review

Noelle AchesonApr 1, 2021

CoinDesk Research presents its Q1 2021 Quarterly Review, with 100+ slides highlighting the main trends and developments important for investors to know.

Institutional Investments

Q1 2021 Industry Trends: Institutional Interest in ETH Ramps Up

Christine KimApr 12, 2021

These three events and two metrics show how ether markets are maturing.

CoinDesk Research

Watch Out for These Risks Before Investing in Bitcoin or Ether

Christine KimMar 12, 2021

Twelve years after its creation, regulating bitcoin is still complicated in most countries. That's just one of the investment risks.

CoinDesk Research

ETH: Technology Play or Store of Value? A CoinDesk Research Report

Noelle AchesonMar 3, 2021

CoinDesk Research looks at the different value propositions of BTC and ETH, how they overlap and how they could evolve.

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Bitcoin Goes Institutional, Ethereum Spreads Its Wings: CoinDesk Q4 2020 Review

Noelle AchesonChristine KimShuai Hao

The latest research report looks at data and timelines and what they mean for asset prices.

Venezuela

Venezuela’s Bitcoin Story Puts It in a Category of One

Duy Nguyen

Venezuela’s peer-to-peer bitcoin activity has been extraordinary, whether measured as an absolute or relative to GDP, according to CoinDesk Research data.

CoinDesk Research

What October’s Metrics Tell Us About BTC, ETH and Volatility

Noelle AchesonChristine Kim

CoinDesk Research's Monthly Review for October focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum plus some of the stories their on-chain metrics are telling us.

CoinDesk Research

Silvergate Bank: How Deep Is the Moat?

Matt Yamamoto

Silvergate Bank has pioneered financial services for crypto startups. But now it faces new rivals. Can it deepen its competitive moat?

CoinDesk Research

Around the Crypto World in 15 Charts: CoinDesk Research’s August Review

Noelle Acheson

In 15 charts, the CoinDesk Monthly Review for August details BTC's performance, its relationship to fiat currencies and Ethereum’s growing congestion problem.

Ethereum at Five

Ethereum History in 5 Charts

Christine KimShuai Hao

Five years ago this week, the first general-purpose blockchain went live on its mainnet. Here are five charts for understanding Ethereum's evolution.

Ethereum at Five

Everything You Need to Know About Ethereum 2.0

Christine Kim

A new 22-page report from CoinDesk Research explains the technology behind Ethereum's upcoming overhaul and the potential market impact of Eth 2.0.