Capturing Data to Seize Investment Opportunities

In the traditional finance industry, investment decisions often reference reports and data such as annual reports and financial statements, making subsequent market trend predictions based on the sector or company operations of the underlying asset. In contrast, the blockchain industry and cryptocurrency market, due to the decentralized nature of the industry, have no so-called controllers or dominant parties. The project's corresponding community ecosystem construction and operations are also quite distant from the secondary market. Therefore, channels and materials for individual investigation and analysis of individual projects, especially non-mainstream projects, are relatively scarce. However, it is not entirely without data and information to follow. Some professional institutions in the industry will regularly produce investment research reports, and various on-chain data statistical tools are relatively complete, which can basically meet the investment needs in the cryptocurrency market field. The key is for investors to search for reliable data and understand the meaning behind the data and data changes.

This article will show you the on-chain data commonly referenced during investment trading, and to what extent skillfully capturing and using data can assist investment decisions. For specific information about investment tools and blockchain explorers, welcome to join the OKX official community for discussion. In addition to sharing and discussing data information, the group also pushes irregular industry hot content, which constitutes an important part of the entire cryptocurrency market. Especially for novice investors, capturing and analyzing on-chain data is one of the effective ways to quickly understand market volume and grasp market laws. This will be of great help to current and future investment and trading.

Institutional Accumulation Indicators

In the early stages of this bull market, institutions and companies such as Grayscale Bitcoin Trust increased their holdings of Bitcoin, bringing direct positive impact to the steady rise of the market's coin price, and officially opening the curtain for institutions to enter the market en masse. During that period, Grayscale's accumulation and reduction of various currencies not only influenced overall market sentiment as an indicator, but also genuinely provided support and resistance to the market.

We previously detailed how to analyze the current situation based on data in the article "Day 24 of GBTC Negative Premium: Has the 'Grayscale Bull' Bowed Its Head?". At that time, Grayscale's BTC holdings grew from 450,500 to 654,900, adding 204,400 in 159 days, with an average daily accumulation of nearly 1,286. Meanwhile, BTC's daily output was about 900, so Grayscale's accumulation speed exceeded daily BTC production. This not only affected current market supply and demand but also provided huge support for Bitcoin's price, ensuring the price stabilized and moved upward during that time and for a period thereafter.

Grayscale Trust BTC accumulation, Data source: THE BLOCK

According to regulations, Grayscale's accumulated Bitcoin corresponding GBTC would be unlocked after a 6-month lock-up period, so from April to August there was a large amount of unlocked GBTC, with an unlocking peak from mid-to-late April through July. OK Link data shows that from April 13 to June 22, 147,400 Bitcoin equivalent GBTC had been unlocked, and on July 17 alone, the single-day unlock volume was as high as 16,200. Therefore, there was significant selling pressure in the over-the-counter market. On August 25, Grayscale Trust Bitcoin completed its final unlock.

Grayscale Trust GBTC unlocks, Data source: OK Link

On-chain Data Such as Active Addresses Quantifies Market Sentiment

For any blockchain with a project community as its foundation, its development status and market acceptance will be reflected through on-chain trading and other data. Taking Ethereum as an example, due to the rapid development of DeFi and the popularity of NFT trading, massive on-chain activity has been brought to the Ethereum chain. The number of active addresses, number of transactions, trading volume, and locked value frequently hit record highs.

Transaction count on Ethereum network, Data source: THE BLOCK

On August 5, during the Ethereum London upgrade, the EIP-1559 proposal was officially deployed. According to OK Link data, as of the morning of September 5, the cumulative burned ETH had exceeded 200,000, with a total value exceeding $770 million. The net inflow of ETH continued to decrease, truly bringing deflationary expectations to Ethereum. Theoretically, as long as on-chain transactions are active enough, the ETH burned daily could offset the daily newly issued portion, and it may even be possible for burning to exceed issuance. This historic moment where burning exceeded issuance did not keep people waiting too long, as it was achieved on September 3, when ETH's daily net inflaw turned negative for the first time. In the long run, if this phenomenon can continue, it will have a strong boosting effect on the rise of ETH price.

ETH net inflow after EIP-1559 deployment, Data source: THE BLOCK

In addition to on-chain data, the approval of Purpose Bitcoin ETF (BTCC) and Purpose ETH ETF (ETHH) greatly reduced the learning and participation costs for traditional financial market investors in crypto assets. Crypto assets are presented in the form of traditional financial market products. Investors do not need to bear various on-chain risks, only need to examine current value and future value expectations from a macro perspective, promoting the inflow of funds from traditional financial markets to the cryptocurrency market, increasing cryptocurrency market heat, and accumulating off-market bullish forces.

Conclusion

In addition to data such as institutional accumulation and number of active addresses, there are many more data points worth attention. For example, cryptocurrency market capitalization can help us understand the corresponding market volume and value support of each currency, while also reflecting the degree of investment risk. Investors' trading styles and focus points differ, and related data needs also differ. You can choose the data to focus on by increasing your understanding of various market data.

Any market analysis and interpretation cannot be separated from data. The basic data listed above can serve as data reference and investment basis for analysis and decision-making. Although in a decentralized world, there is a lack of centralized authority to organize and disclose information, due to the decentralized nature, on-chain data is authentic, transparent, and open. Data compiled and integrated by data platforms can truly reflect current market conditions.

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