Data-driven research, guides, and insights for leaders building the infrastructure and intelligence to bring institutions on chain, by the data plumbers at Allium.
Press & News
Over the past few months, three widely read institutional reports—by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), OCBC Global Markets Research, and Standard Chartered—have leaned on Visa On-Chain Analytics powered by Allium to separate signal from noise in stablecoin activity. The result is a clearer view of where stablecoins are
Research
Originally published by OCBC Global Markets Research (FX Thoughts) on July 24, 2025. This OCBC research report surveys the stablecoin landscape as the market approaches ~US$268 billion in capitalization, with 2024 transaction volumes estimated between US$5.5 trillion (Visa, Allium) and US$26.1 trillion (BCG) depending on
Product
Our team added support for seventeen additional chains (including XRPL, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin), upgrades to three of our real-time API endpoints, and new additions to our docs (including a changelog, a chain-endpoint lookup, and guided product tours). Increased chain support 17 new chains: Babylon, Bitcoin Cash, Celestia, Codex,
Press & News
This report was originally written by Coinbase. You can find the original post on their blog at the following link: The State of Crypto: The Future of Money Is Here (Coinbase). Tl;DR: Sixteen years after the launch of Bitcoin, it's clear the future of money is here
Press & News
Originally published by Coinbase on June 10, 2025. Coinbase's State of Crypto report argues that 2025 is the breakout year for stablecoins, now at the center of onchain utility and real-time global payments. It cites more than 161 million stablecoin holders, 54% year-over-year supply growth,
Guides
Introduction Stablecoins are now the settlement layer of crypto, moving trillions of dollars across exchanges, wallets, and payment networks each year. For institutional analysts, accountants, and regulators, tracking these flows is essential: they reveal liquidity trends, counterparty risk, systemic vulnerabilities, and potential compliance red flags. But raw blockchain data is
Product
March brought another month of shipping new products and optimizing existing ones. Our team deployed support for six additional blockchain networks (including Hyperliquid), shipped Token Prices & NFT APIs, and more. These updates reflect our commitment to delivering the industry’s fastest, highest-quality blockchain data infrastructure. Read on for
Research
Crosschain analysis shows Lazarus leveraged DeFi protocols to launder funds Bybit, the world’s second-largest exchange by trading volume, recently suffered the largest crypto hack in history. On February 21, 2025, North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole $1.46 billion in Ethereum tokens from Bybit and immediately began laundering
Insights
TradFi has decided: DeFi is inevitable. Announcing "TradFi Tomorrow: DeFi and the Rise of Extensible Finance" with Paradigm. Read the full report here. Our key findings: 1) Engagement Two-thirds of TradFi organizations are already engaging with decentralized finance, including industry giants like @Visa, @FTI_US, @BlackRock, @jpmorgan.
Product
Allium Product Updates - February 2025 February brought another month of rapid expansion at Allium. Our team deployed support for ten additional blockchain networks, enhanced our API with more expansive endpoints, and more. These updates reflect our commitment to delivering the industry’s fastest, highest-quality blockchain data infrastructure. Here'
Customers & Partners
This blog post was originally written by Confluent. You can find the original post on their blogspot at the following link: https://www.confluent.io/blog/blockchain-integration/ Blockchains enable individuals and organizations to record and verify transactions as part of a secure, transparent, and decentralized system. They form the
Press & News
At the end of 2023, leading venture capital firm Electrical Capital published the following report on digital asset activity - contributing the new momentum 2024 would go on to bring to the crypto space. Allium worked as a data partner to help facilitate the discovery and analysis of these insights. The