Chainalysis Report Reveals Crypto Has Gone “Global” In 2021
The blockchain is an immutable record. Companies like Chainalysis make a living out of interpreting that data, extracting value and insights from the numbers. And on-chain analysis reveals that crypto is now “a truly global phenomenon.” The data comes from Chainalysis’ 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index. The people that really need crypto, qualified as “emerging markets” in the paper, are increasingly involved in the space. Related Reading | Crypto Company Circle Seeks To Become Global Digital Currency Bank In The Weekly Update, our friends at Arcane Research found this to....
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Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has found that the total cryptocurrency gains worldwide amounted to $163 billion in 2021, which was 5x the previous year or a 400% increase.
Chainalysis on Crypto Gains Worldwide
Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis published a blog post last week titled “2021 Cryptocurrency Gains by Country: Ethereum Leads as Gains Skyrocket Around the World.”
The firm explained that its estimates are based on a combination of web traffic data and its transaction data, including “on-chain, macro-level flows of all crypto....
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