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Market-leading research and insights from crypto's onchain intelligence hub.

Decentralized Stablecoins: An Unfulfilled Promise?

Decentralized Stablecoins: An Unfulfilled Promise?

Jul 19, 2021
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A discussion of various decentralized stablecoin models, and why they are so hard to get right.

DeFi
The Market Making Landscape of Uniswap V3

The Market Making Landscape of Uniswap V3

Jun 30, 2021
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Uniswap V3 is ushering in a new era of active liquidity management for DeFi. But is on-chain data telling a different story?

DeFi
Pranksy & The Bored Apes: Using Nansen for NFT Alpha

Pranksy & The Bored Apes: Using Nansen for NFT Alpha

Jun 25, 2021
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NFTs come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Currently Nansen offers ERC721 based analytics geared towards NFT collections such as Board Ape Yacht Club and The Wicked Craniums.

NFT
Polygon and Ethereum: Piecing the data together

Polygon and Ethereum: Piecing the data together

Jun 11, 2021
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On-chain data patterns for Polygon differ from Ethereum in more ways than one. Here's what we found on our site.

Blockchain
Commonly used market metrics when investing in crypto

Commonly used market metrics when investing in crypto

Jun 4, 2021
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In this article, we take a look at some of the commonly used metrics levels in crypto and how they can be used to assess the interest/sentiment levels in the broader crypto market.

DeFi
All Hail MasterChef: Analysing Yield Farming Activity

All Hail MasterChef: Analysing Yield Farming Activity

Jun 2, 2021
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In this article, we aggregate activity on MasterChef.sol contracts to see if there are any patterns behind the data.

DeFi
The Compelling Case for NFT Gaming

The Compelling Case for NFT Gaming

May 26, 2021
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A look into the exciting NFT gaming landscape, where we cover why it is the missing puzzle for NFTs, the difference with conventional games, market sizing, and laying a framework to view the overall landscape

Gaming
Through the Looking Gas: A History of Ethereum Protocols

Through the Looking Gas: A History of Ethereum Protocols

May 20, 2021
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Trends in historical gas spent since 2018 paint a story of the Ethereum blockchain.

Blockchain
Uniswap V3's Alchemy

Uniswap V3's Alchemy

May 14, 2021
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In this piece, we examine the nascent rise of Uniswap V3, and its implications for the DeFi landscape as a whole.

DeFi
A farmer's guide to yield

A farmer's guide to yield

Apr 27, 2021
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Here's how you can use Nansen to navigate the myriad choices yield farmers might face.

DeFi