CoinDesk Research

Bear Markets Don’t Scare Protocol Developers: CoinDesk 2021 Q2 Review

George KaloudisJul 8, 2021

CoinDesk Research presents its 2021 Q2 Quarterly Review of the cryptocurrency market, exploring trends, developments and new narratives for investors.

Energy

CoinDesk Research: Does Bitcoin Have an Energy Problem?

Noelle AchesonApr 22, 2021

Bitcoin does consume a lot of energy, but it also incentivizes renewable energy through improving economics and distribution.

CoinDesk Research

Crypto Long & Short: A Bear Market Doesn’t Spell Doom

George KaloudisJul 11, 2021

Plus: China’s Bitcoin crackdown, and why bitcoin isn’t a “boomer coin.”

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Q1 2021 Industry Trends: NFTs Rise to Fame, DeFi Consolidates 2020 Gains

Christine KimApr 21, 2021

Trading volume on decentralized exchanges also saw a similar pattern of steady growth and a slight decline near the end of the first quarter.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 HaoJan 7, 2021

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 NguyenNov 11, 2020

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