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Solana: Scalability through speed

Solana: Scalability through speed

Apr 14, 2022
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Solana is taking its own approach to achieve scalability, focusing on achieving speeds that rival centralized systems while being censorship resistant and decentralized in the long run. In this article, we dive into what Solana is and what the future holds for the blockchain.

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Trading Crypto with Nansen Smart Money

Trading Crypto with Nansen Smart Money

Apr 8, 2022
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Wondering if you can get market beating returns by following Smart Money on Nansen? We put the theory to the test and share our results in this article.

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Nansen's Coverage of NFTs on Arbitrum One: A Deep Dive

Nansen's Coverage of NFTs on Arbitrum One: A Deep Dive

Apr 1, 2022
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Nansen’s on-chain insights point to the growing adoption of NFTs on Arbitrum One via the Treasure Marketplace.

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NFT Minting Behavior: What does the data teach us about the market?

NFT Minting Behavior: What does the data teach us about the market?

Mar 25, 2022
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NFT Minters’ behavior could be taken as a signal for the short-term market trend. Leveraging data derived from the Nansen dashboard, we explore the trends relating to NFT minting.

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Terra: More than stablecoins

Terra: More than stablecoins

Mar 17, 2022
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Terra was founded with an ambitious goal of revamping money to supercharge decentralized economies. In this article, we dive into what Terra is and what the future holds for the protocol.

Blockchain
NFTs As Investments - How Are They Performing?

NFTs As Investments - How Are They Performing?

Mar 15, 2022
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This article outlines the Nansen NFT indexes and illustrates the market trends signaled by the Nansen NFT indexes. 

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NFT Index Methodology

NFT Index Methodology

Feb 23, 2022
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Nansen has designed six indexes to capture the NFT marketplace activities on the Ethereum blockchain.

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Things to look out for when investing in NFTs

Things to look out for when investing in NFTs

Feb 22, 2022
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In this article, we break down key factors and metrics to look out for when carrying out due diligence into an NFT project as well as how you can use Nansen to surface the signal and discover new projects.

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LooksRare and OpenSea: NFT’s Own Case of David vs. Goliath?

LooksRare and OpenSea: NFT’s Own Case of David vs. Goliath?

Jan 24, 2022
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Despite LooksRare’s controversial launch, they are indeed both attracting new users and retaining users on their platform. However, it remains to be seen whether such a trend would sustain.

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Optimism: Paving an optimistic future for Ethereum

Optimism: Paving an optimistic future for Ethereum

Jan 18, 2022
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Optimism will play an integral role in Ethereum's scaling. In this article, we're diving deep and exploring what Optimism is all about.

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