The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 50, 2020) BTC started and ended the past week just above $19k, failing to top its recent ATH. But despite its mostly sideways movement over the past few weeks, on-chain signals remain long-term bullish.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 49, 2020) During Week 49, BTC recovered from the previous week's consolidation and stabilized around $19k. On-chain signals suggest that a further correction may be seen before bitcoin breaks above $20k sustainably.
Bitcoin Analysis & Research Long-Term Holders Are Selling BTC: Why This Is A Bullish Signal On-chain metrics show that older coins are being sold as BTC's price increases, indicating that long-term holders are realizing profits. But while this might seem alarming, this trend has historically been extremely bullish.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 48, 2020) After a rather tumultuous week, BTC and the rest of the crypto market appear to be recovering, with bitcoin rallying to break its all-time high and quickly approaching $20,000.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 47, 2020) With prices exceeding $18,000 for the first time since 2017, BTC looks poised to break its previous all-time high. Meanwhile, plummeting exchange balances support the narrative that investors intend to hodl.
Ethereum and DeFi DeFi Attacks: Flash Loans and Centralized Price Oracles DeFi protocols are facing a wave of attacks that use flash loans to target vulnerabilities in smart contracts. The most common exploit relies on centralized price oracles.
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The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 46, 2020) BTC saw continued gains throughout Week 46, rising above $16k for the first time since January 2018. Meanwhile, Ethereum looks poised to launch the first stage of ETH2.0 before the end of 2020.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 45, 2020) BTC has continued its impressive streak, hitting $15k over the past week and showing few signs of slowing down. On-chain metrics suggest that it has more room to grow before reaching the next top.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 44, 2020) BTC continued gaining momentum over Week 44, ending the week up over 5%. But despite these gains, a drop in on-chain fundamentals may prevent bitcoin from decoupling from traditional markets.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 43, 2020) Bitcoin saw some impressive gains over Week 43, surpassing $13,000 and staying confidently above that price point into this week. Its on-chain fundamentals remain strong, and it appears to be deviating from traditional financial market trends.
Bitcoin Analysis & Research Filecoin’s Economic Failure: Are Miners Really On Strike? The long-awaited Filecoin network has finally launched. But immediately after its arrival, there are already claims of a miner strike and failed economic model, amid other controversies.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 42, 2020) Bitcoin's on-chain fundamentals decreased slightly during Week 42, but its price saw a small increase. Overall BTC remains largely stable, unable to break out without a decoupling from traditional financial markets.
Ethereum and DeFi AAVE Token: An Analysis of Migration and Staking Aave - one of Ethereum's most popular lending platforms - is currently migrating from the LEND token to the AAVE token. Its new staking model promises favorable rewards for a relatively safe investment.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 41, 2020) Bitcoin saw growth in both its on-chain fundamentals and price across Week 41, with increased adoption and support above $11k for the first time since August.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 40, 2020) Despite a number of potentially unsettling events over the past week, BTC has remained largely stable at over $10,000, and its on-chain fundamentals are still strong.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 39, 2020) BTC has mostly recovered after dropping rapidly on Monday in response to the stock market. While its fundamentals remain strong, its correlation with traditional markets is limiting price growth.
Ethereum and DeFi The UNI Token: Is Uniswap Really Decentralized? The UNI token aims to transition Uniswap into a decentralized, community-owned protocol - but the team hasn't been fully transparent about the path to decentralization.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 38, 2020) Bitcoin's on-chain fundamentals grew stronger during Week 38, but Monday morning's stock market drop threatens to wipe out the gains from the past week.
Ethereum and DeFi Pickle Finance: The Tastiest New Yield Farming Protocol Among a deluge of food tokens and copycat projects, Pickle Finance has set itself apart with its ambitious plan to bring stablecoins closer to their pegs using its PICKLE token and "pickle jars".
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 37, 2020) Bitcoin's on-chain fundamentals are slipping slowly as its price stagnates around $10k. Meanwhile, activity within the Ethereum ecosystem is continually picking up.
Ethereum and DeFi SUSHI Token Economics: The Impact of Inflation In a short amount of time, the SUSHI token has seen a spectacular rise and a drastic fall. But beyond the hype and FUD, what are the fundamentals behind the token's value?
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 36, 2020) Despite continued strong on-chain fundamentals, BTC lost over 11% of its value in Week 36 - but it still outperformed altcoins, which took an even larger tumble.
Ethereum and DeFi Sushi vs. Unicorn: The Rise (And Fall?) of Uniswap Uniswap has long been one of Ethereum's favorite projects. But the emergence of SushiSwap may be threatening its very existence.
The Week On-chain The Week On-Chain (Week 35, 2020) As the DeFi ecosystem continues to grow, BTC is losing market dominance. Despite largely healthy fundamentals, its growth potential seems unable to match the latest innovations in crypto.
