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Crypto Investor Adam Dart Goes it Alone as Banks Stay on the Sidelines
Markets
Research
Q1 2021: Institutional Growth Slows Down, Retail Ramps Up
The institutional investment that drove crypto markets in late 2020 is starting to slow down, but retail activity is on the rise.
Crypto Investor Adam Dart Goes it Alone as Banks Stay on the Sidelines
By Noelle Acheson
Apr 6, 2021 at 10:03 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2021
ResearchCoinDesk ResearchBitcoin ResearchInstitutional InvestorsRetail Investors
CoinDesk Quarterly Review
Markets
Research
Retail Gains Amid Institutional Influx in Q1: CoinDesk Quarterly Review
CoinDesk Research presents its Q1 2021 Quarterly Review, with 100+ slides highlighting the main trends and developments important for investors to know.
CoinDesk Quarterly Review
By Noelle Acheson
Apr 1, 2021 at 10:22 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2021
ResearchReportsCoinDesk ResearchInstitutional InvestorsNFTsRetail Investors
Falling Down the 'Ethereum Rabbit Hole' With Eth 2.0 Developer Ben Edgington
Podcasts
Proof-of-work
Ethereum’s Transition Could Be Months Not Years, Away
The promises of Ethereum 2.0 are changing in important ways from the network’s proof-of-work (POW) consensus protocol to Proof of Stake (POS)
Falling Down the 'Ethereum Rabbit Hole' With Eth 2.0 Developer Ben Edgington
By Christine Kim
Mar 25, 2021 at 4:21 p.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2021
Proof-of-WorkProof-of-StakeEthereumCryptocurrencyCoinDesk ResearchEth2.0
Four Glowing Dice
Markets
Investment
Watch Out for These Risks Before Investing in Bitcoin or Ether
Twelve years after its creation, regulating bitcoin is still complicated in most countries. That's just one of the investment risks.
Four Glowing Dice
By Christine Kim
Mar 12, 2021 at 2:46 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2021
investmentResearchBitcoin ProtocolEthereumCoinDesk ResearchEthereum 2.0risks
YTD performance
Markets
Coindesk research
ETH: Technology Play or Store of Value? A CoinDesk Research Report
CoinDesk Research looks at the different value propositions of BTC and ETH, how they overlap and how they could evolve.
YTD performance
By Noelle Acheson
Mar 3, 2021 at 2:49 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2021
CoinDesk ResearchEtherInvestingstore of value
The Next Steps for Eth 2.0 Development: Upgrade and Diversify
Podcasts
Coindesk research
Eth 2.0 Development: Next Steps to Upgrade and Diversify
Christine Kim and Will Foxley discuss with Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan the roll-out of the Ethereum 2.0 development roadmap, starting with the launch of phase 0...
The Next Steps for Eth 2.0 Development: Upgrade and Diversify
By Christine Kim
Feb 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2021
CoinDesk ResearchEthereum FoundationEth2.0Ethereum roadmap
tothemoon
Markets
Ethereum
Bitcoin Goes Institutional, Ethereum Spreads Its Wings: CoinDesk Q4 2020 Review
The latest research report looks at data and timelines and what they mean for asset prices.
tothemoon
By Noelle AchesonChristine KimShuai Hao
Jan 7, 2021 at 9:56 p.m. UTC
Jan 7, 2021
EthereumBitcoinCoinDesk ResearchInstitutional InvestmentStablecoinsDeFi
Exposure to the government-backed petro has made Venezuelans more comfortable with other types of cryptocurrencies.
Finance
Iran
Venezuela's Bitcoin Story Puts It in a Category of One
Venezuela’s peer-to-peer bitcoin activity has been extraordinary, whether measured as an absolute or relative to GDP, according to CoinDesk Research data.
Exposure to the government-backed petro has made Venezuelans more comfortable with other types of cryptocurrencies.
By Duy Nguyen
Nov 11, 2020 at 8:42 p.m. UTC
Nov 11, 2020
IranArgentinaVenezuelaBitcoinCoinDesk ResearchZimbabwe
Network congestion is a common feature of price rallies and usually results in an increase in transaction fees.
Markets
Volatility
What October's Metrics Tell Us About BTC, ETH and Volatility
CoinDesk Research's Monthly Review for October focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum plus some of the stories their on-chain metrics are telling us.
Network congestion is a common feature of price rallies and usually results in an increase in transaction fees.
By Noelle AchesonChristine Kim
Nov 5, 2020 at 7:37 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2020
VolatilityEthereumCoinDesk ResearchBitcoin Research
Castle and moat
Finance
Coindesk research
Silvergate Bank: How Deep Is the Moat?
Silvergate Bank has pioneered financial services for crypto startups. But now it faces new rivals. Can it deepen its competitive moat?
Castle and moat
By Matt Yamamoto
Sep 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 29, 2020
CoinDesk ResearchSilvergate Bank