On-Chain Analysis

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)
U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker
Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan –...
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

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As Tokenization Takes off, Look to DAOs
DAO treasuries, the "indigenous crypto-native institutional investor," have faced a number of problems that institutional capital can avoid, Ainsley To writes.
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DeFi’s Next Frontier: The Untapped Potential of On-chain Structured Products
The last bull market saw the launch of a raft of on-chain structured products. The next bull-run will see more liquidity going into these projects, says Jordan Tonani from The...
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According to Celestia Foundation, this photo was taken shortly after Celestia CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam (then a Ph.D. student) published the "LazyLedger" research paper in 2019. Al-Bassam is on the right, with Celestia executives Ismail Khoffi (left) and John Adler (center). (Celestia Foundation)
Celestia's TIA Airdrop Hype Wanes as Blockchain Struggles to Gain Users
More than 410,000 eligible airdrop participants did not claim their TIA tokens worth almost $1 million.
According to Celestia Foundation, this photo was taken shortly after Celestia CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam (then a Ph.D. student) published the "LazyLedger" research paper in 2019. Al-Bassam is on the right, with Celestia executives Ismail Khoffi (left) and John Adler (center). (Celestia Foundation)

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Early Base Whales Have an Affinity for Meme Tokens, Nansen Says
The top 22 depositors to Base as of July 31 have allocations in a telegram trading bot token, several meme tokens and an on-chain casino token.
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Avalanche Blockchain Usage Grew in Second Quarter: Nansen
The Avalanche C Chain saw daily active address and transaction volume – two important metrics to gauge a blockchain’s health – increase significantly in the period.
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Version 2 of GMX's trading platform is now live. (Pixabay)
Arbitrum's Most Popular DEX Goes Live With New Version Offering DOGE Pools at 40%
Version 2 of GMX allows trading of riskier assets at lower fees, with some pools yielding as much as an annualized 47%.
Version 2 of GMX's trading platform is now live. (Pixabay)

Curve founder Michael Egorov took out highly leveraged loans. (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)
Curve Founder Raises $42.4M to Pay Off $80M On-Chain Debt
Michael Egorov is under liquidation pressure following CRV’s recent price drop and Curve exploit.
Curve founder Michael Egorov took out highly leveraged loans. (Michael Egorov, modified by CoinDesk)

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Wintermute, a Major Trader, Is a Key Player in Arkham’s Controversial Dox-to-Earn Platform
The liquidity provider just withdrew 8 million of Arkham’s ARKM token from Binance, increasing its position by 731%.
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Arkham Intel Exchange Shows 11 Submissions Since Debut Including Finding Elon Musk’s Wallet
Some bounties that have received a submission include identifying an address owned by MicroStrategy with over 10,000 BTC volume.
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