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Tariffs and Turmoil
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Tariffs and Turmoil

The announcement of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs sent shock-waves through financial markets, with major macro indexes experiencing a unilateral decline. Digital assets have been no exception, experiencing a broad-based contraction occurring across all sectors.
Apr 9, 2025 9 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 14
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 14

Amid looming macro risks such as a potential tariff war, low liquidity and rising hedging demand suggest that downside pressure remains a credible threat unless significant inflows return to the market.
Apr 4, 2025 2 min read
Rippling Away
The Week On-chain

Rippling Away

Bitcoin prices have continued to slide this week, with signs of seller exhaustion developing but no apparent trend reversal just yet. As a proxy for retail activity, we analyze XRP’s explosive rally as an initial burst of capital inflow stalls, momentum fades, and fragile sentiment raises caution.
Apr 2, 2025 10 min read
Glassnode Shortlisted at the 2025 Hedgeweek Global Digital Assets Awards
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Glassnode Shortlisted at the 2025 Hedgeweek Global Digital Assets Awards

Glassnode has been shortlisted in three categories at the 2025 Hedgeweek Global Digital Assets Awards, recognizing our leadership in crypto data and research. Learn how our work over the past year earned this recognition - and how you can vote.
Apr 1, 2025 1 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 13
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 13

Despite a short-term bounce, ETF, futures, and on-chain data show weak follow-through. Without stronger liquidity and conviction, the rally risks fading into a broader correction - more relief than the start of a lasting uptrend.
Mar 28, 2025 3 min read
Forging Long-Term Holders
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Forging Long-Term Holders

Challenging market conditions continue for digital assets, with Bitcoin Short-Term Holders finding themselves under increasing financial pressure. Under the surface, a shift towards Long-Term Holder accumulation appears ongoing, with wealth now transferring back towards price insensitive investors.
Mar 26, 2025 9 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 12
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 12

Bitcoin could remain susceptible to further downward pressure unless we see a resurgence in liquidity inflows. While some speculative activity persists, the broader market remains defensive.
Mar 24, 2025 2 min read

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Liquidity Crush
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Liquidity Crush

The Bitcoin market continues to adjust to its new price range after experiencing a -30% correction. Liquidity conditions are also contracting in both on-chain and futures markets. Additionally, Long-Term Holders remain inactive, reinforcing a picture of a sluggish market and sideways price action.
Mar 18, 2025 8 min read
Tracking Early Token Holder Behavior
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Tracking Early Token Holder Behavior

Early token holders often control a large share of supply, making their buying and selling decisions key to market trends. This analysis explores Early Holder Balance, Herfindahl Index, NUPL, and Cost Basis Distribution to help traders anticipate price tops and manage risk effectively.
Mar 17, 2025 7 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 11
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 11

Bitcoin’s market structure reflects growing risk aversion, with ETF outflows, weakening futures, and declining on-chain activity. Rising options hedging and falling profitability signal investor distress. Without renewed liquidity, downside pressure may persist despite spot market resilience.
Mar 14, 2025 2 min read
Post-ATH Distribution
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Post-ATH Distribution

Bitcoin continues to face persistent sell pressure, especially from recent buyers. The asset has seen weak demand and fading accumulation since January. Short-term holders are capitulating, driving STH-SOPR into loss territory, mirroring the August 2024 crash to $49k.
Mar 11, 2025 7 min read
Is the Metaverse Dead? On-Chain Data Tells a Different Story
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Is the Metaverse Dead? On-Chain Data Tells a Different Story

Despite a prolonged downtrend in Metaverse tokens, CBD data reveals that major players continue to dollar-cost average (DCA) into these assets.
Mar 10, 2025 3 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 10
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 10

Bitcoin markets diverge amid SBR uncertainty. Spot and ETF demand rebound, but derivatives and on-chain activity decline. Futures OI drops, CVD stays negative, and realized profits shrink. Market shows cautious buy-the-dip behavior, awaiting clear catalysts.
Mar 7, 2025 2 min read
On-Chain Retention: A Novel Concept to Measure Engagement with Digital Assets
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On-Chain Retention: A Novel Concept to Measure Engagement with Digital Assets

We introduce On-Chain Retention, a novel concept for measuring user engagement and investor loyalty in digital assets through Activity Retention (ongoing interactions) and Holder Retention (sustained ownership). These metrics reveal insights into investor commitment, turnover, and conviction.
Mar 6, 2025 6 min read
Violent Volatility
The Week On-chain

Violent Volatility

The Digital Asset landscape has experienced whipsawing price action and intense local volatility driven by heavy sell-side pressure. The downside price movement has been amplified by an increasingly uncertain economic environment and speculation related to a US Strategic Digital Asset Reserve.
Mar 5, 2025 8 min read
Capitulation Metrics: Using Cost Basis Distribution to Derive the On-Chain Bottom Signal
Bitcoin Analysis & Research

Capitulation Metrics: Using Cost Basis Distribution to Derive the On-Chain Bottom Signal

Market bottoms often form during extreme distress, when forced selling peaks and exhausted investors capitulate. Using Cost Basis Distributing to track supply shifts and sell-offs in assets like Uniswap, Maker, and AIOZ, we arrive at an on-chain bottom signal.
Mar 3, 2025 5 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 9
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 9

Bitcoin markets weaken post-Bybit hack, with $2.91B ETF outflows, -$461M Spot CVD, and -$1.48B in Perp CVD. Futures OI declines, leverage unwinds, and profitability drops (NUPL at 0.52). Liquidity is thinning, raising downside risk without renewed demand.
Feb 28, 2025 2 min read
Bybit Hack Postmortem
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Bybit Hack Postmortem

Bybit’s historic $1.48B hack triggered panic withdrawals and a market-wide sell-off, pushing the price 20% below its ATH. With the market trading 5% below the cost basis of short-term holders, new investors faced severe pain, intensifying their loss realization.
Feb 26, 2025 7 min read
Expanding Cost Basis Distribution (CBD) Coverage: ETH, ERC20, and SPLs Now Included
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Expanding Cost Basis Distribution (CBD) Coverage: ETH, ERC20, and SPLs Now Included

We're expanding Cost Basis Distribution (CBD) beyond Bitcoin to Ethereum (ETH), ERC-20, and SPL tokens - providing deeper insights into evolving cost bases and enhancing visibility into investor positioning, market conviction, and capitulation across assets.
Feb 24, 2025 4 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 8
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 8

Bitcoin shows mixed signals: weak spot demand ($7.45B volume), cautious derivatives ($46.17B OI, -$169M CVD), and slowing ETF flows. On-chain activity and liquidity inflows are fading, while 86% of supply remains in profit. Without a catalyst, momentum may stall.
Feb 21, 2025 2 min read
Falling Tides
The Week On-chain

Falling Tides

Bitcoin is trading in the $93k-$97k range, leading to a wider digital asset market cooldown. Capital inflows are weakening, and derivatives activity is declining. Short-term holder accumulation patterns somewhat resemble May 2021, which was a relatively challenging set of market conditions.
Feb 19, 2025 8 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 7
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 7

Bitcoin markets show diverging signals: weak spot activity, $45B in futures open interest, and cooling retail interest. Liquidity is rising, sell pressure is easing, and institutions remain active. With volatility low, the market is poised for a breakout.
Feb 14, 2025 2 min read
Profiling the Sell-Off
The Week On-chain

Profiling the Sell-Off

The digital asset market has encountered tumultuous waters in recent weeks, with investors experiencing sharp price falls, and locking in substantial losses. The Altcoin space was the worst hit, with a significant decline in valuations. In this report, we analyze the severity of the sell-off.
Feb 11, 2025 8 min read
BTC Market Pulse: Week 6
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BTC Market Pulse: Week 6

Bitcoin shows weakening momentum as price strength fades and sell-side pressure persists. Futures OI tops $47B but contracts, funding rates drop, and on-chain activity slows. Liquidity remains strong, ETFs rise modestly, but signs of trend exhaustion emerge.
Feb 7, 2025 2 min read
Gemini + Glassnode: 2025 Crypto Market Trends
Bitcoin Analysis & Research

Gemini + Glassnode: 2025 Crypto Market Trends

Discover institutional-grade insights on the key market drivers and trends shaping crypto in 2025.
Feb 5, 2025 6 min read
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