On-Chain Analysis
Studying public blockchain records — balances, transfers, active addresses, exchange flows — to describe how a network is being used.
Also called on-chain data · onchain
Studying public blockchain records — balances, transfers, active addresses, exchange flows — to describe how a network is being used.
Why it matters
Addresses are not people. One person can hold thousands, and exchanges pool many users into few.
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Market Capitalisation
Share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding — or, for a cryptocurrency,…
Custody
The safekeeping of assets on a client's behalf. Regulated custodians must segregate client assets…
Audit
A review of a smart contract's code by a specialist firm, looking for vulnerabilities…
Circulating Supply
The number of tokens currently available to trade, excluding those locked, reserved or not…
Dividend
A share of profits paid out to shareholders, usually in cash and often quarterly.…
Liquidity
How easily an asset can be bought or sold without moving its price much.…