This article was originally published in Financial Columnist. You can find the original post on their website here." This article is adapted from a presentation delivered at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in April, 2025, where Ethan Chan (CEO, Allium) shared insights on the state of on-chain
In a new collaboration between teams within the digital asset space, a whitepaper exploring granular stablecoin activity and what it means for the outlook for the industry has been published. Allium has partnered with VISA to create the methodology that powers the schemas and metrics used to lay the foundation
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 actually
It was great to be featured on Confluent's "Life Is But A Stream" podcast, where I had the chance to dive deep into how we're building Allium's real-time blockchain data infrastructure. As co-founder and CEO, I've been leading our mission
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, Core, dYdX,
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
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
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 the
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 the
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. 2)
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'
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 basis