Blockchain Research
and Analytics Firms

Blockchain-related research and analytics firms provide valuable research, market data and software services, including on-chain analytic information that tracks real-time transaction flows and participant behavior, which helps determine valuation strength and cyclical patterns.

Blockchain research firms provide insights and information services to exchanges, custodians, hedge funds, investment entities, cybersecurity firms, regulatory and compliance firms, government entities, law enforcement agencies, blockchain threat intelligence teams and others interested in blockchain-oriented data.

Finance-oriented customers use market research and analysis to support strategic planning and tactical decision-making. Data furnished by these firms also helps law enforcement and compliance monitoring. The services have been used to help solve some of the world’s highest-profile criminal cases.

CoinMetrics is the leading provider of crypto financial intelligence, offering network data, market data, indexes and network risk solutions to the most prestigious institutions touching cryptoassets. Coin Metrics was founded in 2017 as an open-source project to determine the economic significance of public blockchains. Today, the company expands on that original purpose to empower people and institutions to make informed crypto financial decisions. Coin Metrics aims to usher the world’s premier financial institutions into crypto with the most trusted data and insights.

Chainalysis creates transparency for a global economy built on blockchains, enabling banks, businesses and governments to have a common understanding of how individuals and institutions use blockchains. Chainanlysis provides software and research to government agencies, exchanges, financial institutions, insurance and cybersecurity companies in 60+ countries. Its platform powers investigation, compliance and risk management tools used to solve cybercriminal cases.

Elliptic provides blockchain analytics, training and certification for crypto businesses, financial institutions and regulators. It offers services and software to detect and prevent financial crime. The company analyzes 100+ digital asset data points to provide actionable insights that clients rely on to mitigate risk and keep compliant.

Ciphertrace enables the blockchain economy by protecting cryptocurrency companies and financial institutions from security and compliance risks. (CipherTrace announced in September 2021 that it will be acquired by MasterCard.)

Glassnode is a blockchain data and intelligence provider generating innovative on-chain metrics and tools for digital asset stakeholders. Glassnode develops applications that provide new ways of delivering insights into blockchains and cryptocurrencies by focusing on the data from the blockchains themselves.