Category: Tutorials & Guides

  • Advances in real-time on-chain monitoring for traders and smarter crypto trading

    Advances in real-time on-chain monitoring for traders and smarter crypto trading

    Real-time on-chain monitoring has gone from “nice-to-have” to “if you don’t have it, you’re the exit liquidity.” Traders who only look at price charts are competing with desks that watch raw blockchain flows, mempool activity and DeFi state updates tick-by-tick. Let’s walk through what’s changed, how different technical approaches compare, and what this means economically…

  • using network metrics to predict protocol adoption

    using network metrics to predict protocol adoption

    Why network metrics matter for protocol adoption When people argue about whether a new protocol will “take off”, они часто опираются на интуицию, а не на цифры. Но сетевые метрики дают куда более честную картину. За последние три года это отлично видно на примере реальных протоколов. Доля TLS 1.3 во всём HTTPS‑трафике, по данным браузерной…

  • How to craft a transparent methodology for crypto research and build trustworthy analysis

    How to craft a transparent methodology for crypto research and build trustworthy analysis

    Why a transparent crypto research methodology matters in 2025 From cypherpunks to institutional decks In the early Bitcoin era, “research” often meant reading a Bitcointalk thread and trusting a few forum veterans. By the 2017 ICO boom, whitepapers turned into glossy pitch decks, but the underlying analysis was still mostly hand‑wavy. DeFi Summer 2020 and…

  • How to analyze cross-chain liquidity and arbitrage opportunities

    How to analyze cross-chain liquidity and arbitrage opportunities

    Если тебе кажется, что cross-chain арбитраж — это магия, доступная только “китовым” фондам и закрытым группам в Telegram, давай это аккуратно разберём и приземлим. На самом деле, how to analyze cross-chain liquidity and arbitrage opportunities — это навык, который можно выстроить по шагам: от понимания ликвидности до настройки автоматизации. Главное — не прыгать с головой…

  • Guide to evaluating defi insurance protocols and choosing secure coverage

    Guide to evaluating defi insurance protocols and choosing secure coverage

    DeFi insurance looked like a gimmick in 2020, but by 2025 оно превратилось в отдельный сектор — с казначействами, governance-драма, слияниями и громкими провалами. Если ты держишь стейблы в пулах, фармишь доходность или активно используешь лендинг-протоколы, игнорировать страхование уже дорого. Ниже — практический guide to evaluating DeFi insurance protocols: без тумана, с упором на то,…

  • Evaluating the credibility of on-chain dashboards for reliable crypto analysis

    Evaluating the credibility of on-chain dashboards for reliable crypto analysis

    Why the credibility of on-chain dashboards actually matters Scroll through Crypto Twitter for ten minutes and you’ll see the same thing: screenshots from some “must‑see” on-chain dashboard, followed by bold conclusions about tops, bottoms or “smart money” moves. The uncomfortable truth: many of those charts are either misunderstood, poorly built, or straight‑up misleading. Evaluating the…

  • On-chain metrics with traditional financial indicators: how to combine them

    On-chain metrics with traditional financial indicators: how to combine them

    Why mixing on‑chain and traditional metrics suddenly matters От 2013 до 2025: как мы дошли до гибридного анализа In the early Bitcoin years, around 2013–2015, most traders basically watched price charts, forum mood and maybe the mempool. On‑chain data existed, but it was more a playground for cypherpunks than a tool for serious portfolio decisions….

  • Building a robust audience with high-signal crypto research for sustainable growth

    Building a robust audience with high-signal crypto research for sustainable growth

    Why high-signal crypto research is the new audience magnet in 2025 If you’re trying to build a serious audience in crypto in 2025, “good vibes” and reposted Twitter threads don’t cut it anymore. People are overwhelmed with noise, rugs, and low-effort content, so they gravitate toward anyone who can consistently surface real signal. High-signal crypto…

  • How to pick the best on-chain metrics for different assets and improve your analysis

    How to pick the best on-chain metrics for different assets and improve your analysis

    Why “one-size-fits-all” on-chain metrics don’t work If you try to use the same on-chain dashboard for Bitcoin, a DeFi token and an NFT collection, результат будет такой же, как пытаться мерить всё одной линейкой: что‑то увидите, но половину деталей потеряете. В 2025 году данные стали гораздо глубже и точнее, но именно поэтому фильтрация важнее, чем…

  • Data quality checks every crypto researcher should automate for reliable insights

    Data quality checks every crypto researcher should automate for reliable insights

    Why Crypto Researchers Need Automated Data Quality Checks in 2025 If you do serious crypto research and you’re still validating data manually, you’re not “being careful” — you’re just being slow and exposed to hidden errors. The good news: most critical data quality checks can be automated with a mix of scripts, dashboards and modern…