Data Analysis

Technical analysis is often called "astrology for men," Arkham's Miguel Morel writes. (Josh Rangel/Unsplash)
Technical Analysis Is Dead, Long Live Transaction Analysis
Historical price movements can only tell crypto traders so much about where prices are trending.
Technical analysis is often called "astrology for men," Arkham's Miguel Morel writes. (Josh Rangel/Unsplash)

Here's what the data tells us about crypto use in dark web markets. (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
Criminal Crypto Use Is Growing, but That’s Just Half the Story
Data suggests that while authorities are getting better at sniffing out dark web markets, dark web markets are getting better at not getting sniffed out.
Here's what the data tells us about crypto use in dark web markets. (Lorenzo Cafaro/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Yuga Labs NFTS take first, second and third spot among today's most actively traded NFTS. (James Rubin/CoinDesk)
Otherside and Apes NFTs Dominate Today’s Trades, Nansen Data Suggests
Yuga Labs’ NFT collections take first, second and third place with the most trading activity in the past 24 hours. Rocket Pool’s rETH has lost ground since Tuesday.
Yuga Labs NFTS take first, second and third spot among today's most actively traded NFTS. (James Rubin/CoinDesk)

Investors look toward May (Maddi Bazzocco, Unsplash)
Market Wrap: Cryptos and Stocks Dip Ahead of Seasonally Strong May
BTC is lagging equities and gold so far this year, although returns are typically positive in May.
Investors look toward May (Maddi Bazzocco, Unsplash)

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The TIE Valued at $100M as Data Service Courts Institutional Crypto
The Bloomberg Terminal-esque product raised $9 million in strategic funding.
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Dune Analytics Raises Crypto’s Latest Meme Round: $69,420,000
One of Ethereum’s most popular analytics platforms is looking to expand cross-chain after nabbing a $1 billion valuation.
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Palantir-Linked Elementus Raises $12M for Crypto Intelligence Platform
The funds will help advance an institutional-grade data intelligence platform.
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DeFi Analytics Community UniWhales Raises $2.2M for DAO Transition
A team on a “mission to lower DeFi brain fatigue” is upping its ambitions with new funding.
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Google
Google Cloud Now Provides Blockchain Insights for Polygon Network
The support by Google's BigQuery platform is said to simplify analysis of the network's blockchain data.
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Add Polygon to the list of crypto and DeFi startups Cuban has backed so far.
Mark Cuban Backs Crypto Data Startup Esprezzo in $2M Funding Round
Arrington Capital and CMS Holdings also invested in the three-year-old on-chain automation startup.
Add Polygon to the list of crypto and DeFi startups Cuban has backed so far.