State of Blockchain Reports

State of Blockchains: Bitcoin (BTC) Fees

Transaction fees make the bitcoin blockchain go round. The miners are compensated for their efforts, not only through inflationary block rewards but also through fees charged to users for adding their transaction to blocks. While fees on average make up about 4% of the total miner revenue per day, with the lion’s share coming from […]

Business  ·  14 February 2019

State of Blockchains: Community Perspectives

Every quarter, CoinDesk Research surfaces the key data, trends, and events with its State of Blockchains reports. As our research efforts evolve and expand, we hope to provide amplification to perspectives within the crypto community. We reached out to analysts, builders, and lawyers to understand the industry from their unique vantage point. Let’s dive in: […]

Business  ·  4 February 2019
State of Blockchain

CoinDesk Releases Q2 2018 State of Blockchain Report

To use crypto parlance, Q2 was a painful time if you were HODLing – but a productive one if you were BUIDLing, our quarterly research report shows.

Business  ·  25 July 2018
Features

6 Trends From CoinDesk’s New 2017 State of Blockchain Out Today

The 2017 State of Blockchain report examines key trends, data and events in the industry over the last year. Here are 6 takeaways.

Business  ·  6 March 2017
ICOs

CoinDesk Research: Speculation Driving Boom in Blockchain ‘ICOs’

CoinDesk Research highlights the key findings from its first ‘Spotlight Study’ of 2017: an in-depth look at the blockchain token sales or ICOs.

Business  ·  1 March 2017
Exchanges

459 Million Bitcoins: Exchange Volume Reached Peak Levels in Q4

The fourth quarter of 2016 was a volatile period for the price of bitcoin, as speculation increased and exchange-traded volume reached peak levels.

Business  ·  2 February 2017
CoinDesk Research

6 Takeaways From CoinDesk’s Q3 State of Blockchain

CoinDesk Research has released its full Q3 State of Blockchain, featuring nearly 100 slides of industry data.

Business  ·  17 November 2016
News

State of Blockchain Q1 2016: Blockchain Funding Overtakes Bitcoin

CoinDesk has released its latest "State of Blockchain" report, analyzing news and events from Q1 2016.

Business  ·  11 May 2016
News

5 Facts from the Q3 2015 State of Bitcoin Report

We've collected a few interesting tidbits you may have missed from the latest State of Bitcoin report.

Business  ·  20 October 2015
Startups

6 Things You Missed from the State of Bitcoin

We've put together a few hidden gems from the State of Bitcoin Q2 2015 report you might have missed.

Business  ·  23 July 2015
News

State of Bitcoin Q2 2015: Price Rallies Amid Economic Turmoil

CoinDesk’s Q2 2015 State of Bitcoin report examines the key data and events from the cryptocurrency space in the last quarter.

Business  ·  16 July 2015
News

State of Bitcoin Q1 2015: Record Investment Buoys Ecosystem

CoinDesk is pleased to announce the latest State of Bitcoin report, which focuses on events in the bitcoin ecosystem since the beginning of 2015.

Business  ·  10 April 2015
Regulation

Introducing CoinDesk Research: Exclusive Insight and Analysis

CoinDesk is pleased to announce the launch of a new in-depth analysis service, CoinDesk Research, and its first report focusing on regulation.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 March 2015
News

State of Bitcoin 2015: Ecosystem Grows Despite Price Decline

CoinDesk's latest State of Bitcoin report features an analysis of the key data and events of last year, and a look ahead to what 2015 might bring.

Business  ·  7 January 2015
News

State of Bitcoin Q3 2014: Ecosystem Maturing Amid Price Pressure

$60m of new venture capital was invested in bitcoin startups this quarter, despite a sharp drop in price.

Business  ·  7 October 2014