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Weekly Onchain Watch #7: 5 Bitcoin Metrics to Watch This Week (Late May 2026)
Every week I run the same onchain checklist. Not because I enjoy staring at charts, but because five specific metrics tell you things about Bitcoin that price charts cannot. Here is what the data shows heading into the final week of May 2026. Where We Are: BTC Context Bitcoin is… Read ⇢
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The 3 Onchain Metrics I Wish I’d Known Before My First Crypto Cycle
I got into crypto in 2020. I had a price chart, a Fear & Greed Index bookmark, and exactly zero understanding of what was happening onchain. I watched MVRV Z-Score, exchange reserves, and STH-SOPR move in ways that would have told me exactly what was coming. And I missed every… Read ⇢
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Why Onchain Data Beats Technical Analysis for Long-Term Bitcoin Investors
Most Bitcoin investors rely on technical analysis. But for long-term investors thinking in cycles, onchain data tells a more complete story. Here is why. Read ⇢
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Bitcoin Liveliness Explained: What Coin Activity Tells Us About Holder Conviction
Most Bitcoin onchain metrics answer the question: where did coins move, and at what price? Liveliness asks a different question. It asks: how much of Bitcoin’s total economic weight is actively moving, versus aging quietly in cold storage? That distinction turns out to be surprisingly powerful for reading where we… Read ⇢
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Onchain Pulse #11: Bitcoin Onchain Data. Late May 2026
A data-first look at what Bitcoin’s onchain metrics are signaling in late May 2026, and why the data is not confirming the cycle-top narrative. Bitcoin is sitting near $78,700 as May heads into its final stretch. Crypto Twitter is split: one camp is calling this the cycle top, pointing to… Read ⇢
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Weekly Onchain Watch #6: 5 Bitcoin Metrics to Watch This Week (May 15, 2026)
Bitcoin is trading near $80,120 as we head into the third week of May 2026. After a strong rally through Q1, the market is in a complex middle phase, not a clear top, not a textbook buy zone. That’s exactly where onchain data earns its keep. Each week, this series… Read ⇢
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Bitcoin Velocity Explained: Why How Often BTC Moves Matters
Bitcoin doesn’t just sit there. It moves. Some of it moves constantly, cycling through exchanges and wallets dozens of times a year. Other coins haven’t stirred in a decade. Bitcoin Velocity is the metric that captures this difference: it measures how frequently the total Bitcoin supply circulates through the economy… Read ⇢
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Miner Net Position Change Explained: When Miners Sell vs. Accumulate
Bitcoin miners are not passive participants. They secure the network, validate every transaction, and earn fresh BTC for doing it. But they also have bills: electricity, hardware, cooling, payroll. Those bills are paid in dollars. That tension between earning Bitcoin and needing fiat creates a predictable behavioral pattern that shows… Read ⇢
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Bitcoin Value Days Destroyed (VDD) Multiple Explained: The CDD Signal Adjusted for Price
Most onchain analysts know Coin Days Destroyed (CDD). Fewer know the metric that makes CDD actually useful across different market environments: the VDD Multiple. The Value Days Destroyed Multiple normalizes CDD by both price and the historical annual average. The result is a tool that tells you not just when… Read ⇢
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