Annual Bitcoin statistics compilations published by researchers
Researchers release end-of-year Bitcoin data analyses, including transaction volume, network growth, and adoption metrics.
On December 28, 2018, cryptocurrency research organizations and analysts, including Coin Metrics, Chainalysis, and Glassnode, published their annual compilations of Bitcoin statistics. The reports detailed network growth metrics such as on-chain transaction volume, Lightning Network adoption, active addresses, and hash rate distributions.
Data highlighted peer-to-peer adoption trends in countries like Venezuela, Nigeria, and South Korea, illustrating how users circumvented banking restrictions and leveraged BTC for daily transactions. Analysts compared 2018 metrics to previous years, noting the effects of the 2018 bear market on miner profitability, exchange liquidity, and global interest.
Reports included charts, interactive dashboards, and technical explanations of scaling solutions such as SegWit and Lightning Network growth.The publications were widely shared on social media, with discussions in Bitcoin-focused podcasts like 'What Bitcoin Did' with Peter McCormack and YouTube channels hosted by Andreas Antonopoulos and Tone Vays, providing the community with actionable insights and educational commentary on network trends and development progress.