Is everyone a "chain king"? Analysis of the trading patterns of "chain kings"
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Author: Kyle Liu, Bing Ventures Investment Manager
In today's rapidly developing blockchain field, on-chain data has become a core asset, and its ecological status is increasingly important. From token trading to NFT minting, every detail of on-chain activities is drawing a full picture of value flow. In this data-driven era, on-chain data is not just a collection of numbers, but a true reflection of market dynamics, user behavior and even the health of the entire blockchain ecosystem.
Marketing tells us that consumer behavior analysis has a profound impact on the future trend of the overall market. Similarly, in the on-chain world, in-depth analysis of user behavior and insights into it can be invaluable to market participants. Nansen, Lookonchain and Dune Analytics, as leading encryption circle data analysis projects, not only provide users with in-depth on-chain data analysis, but are also an indispensable and important part of the development of blockchain. This study will delve into the characteristics of these three platforms and their importance to the development of blockchain technology.
On-chain data reflects user behavior. In the world of blockchain, on-chain data can represent the identities of individuals, institutions, exchanges, market makers, etc. who participate in on-chain activities. On-chain data analysis can provide insights into market trends and user behavior, discover potential opportunities and risks, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs, support decision-making and strategic planning, and strengthen security and risk control. Through in-depth analysis of on-chain data, retail investors or institutions can obtain at least the following benefits:
Provide data support for decision-making: On-chain data provides investors and project parties with an objective perspective, helping them better understand the actual market situation and make wise investment decisions.
Optimize market strategy: In-depth analysis of on-chain data helps project parties and traders understand market needs and changes, thereby adjusting market strategies .
Improve operational efficiency: Optimize resource allocation and processes by identifying bottlenecks and issues in operations.
Promote innovation and research and development: provide valuable feedback to project parties, help them understand user needs, and keep pace with market and user needs. .
Increase transparency and trust: On-chain data provides an open and transparent platform for all participants in the decentralized ecosystem, enhancing System trust.
Discover potential opportunities and risks: Help discover market opportunities and potential risks, and reduce risks.
Strengthen security and risk control: monitor and analyze data on the chain in real time, detect abnormal behaviors and risk events in a timely manner, and prevent and respond to them.
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Nansen, Dune Analytics and LookOnChain, as leaders in this field, have their own characteristics and provide users with unique and in-depth insights. An in-depth analysis of these tools not only reveals their respective strengths and limitations, but also explores future trends in the data market and their impact on investors.
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Nansen Provides an in-depth understanding of the crypto market through behavioral analysis of over 120 million wallet addresses. It mainly focuses on token holdings, exchange inflows and outflows, and smart contract dynamics. Through its complex label system and early warning system, Nansen enables users to quickly identify market trends and capture investment opportunities in a timely manner.
Nansen’s analysis at the token level covers Multiple dimensions, including Smart Money's position changes, exchange capital flows, and the overall market performance of the token. This comprehensive perspective allows investors to understand market dynamics from multiple perspectives and make more accurate investment decisions.
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Practical operation
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Let’s start from the market level. Look at the trading situation of smart money that day and infer their trading thinking (large amounts of buying: potential speculation opportunities; large amounts of selling: potential selling opportunities), so as to explore potential projects for investment. Unfamiliar items arise that allow for more in-depth study.
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at In the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain, smart money operations are often regarded as one of the indicators of market trends. Different smart money groups, such as Flash Boys, funds and other large holders, have their own unique trading patterns and strategies. A deep understanding of these patterns and strategies can provide investors with valuable trading signals and market insights.
Flash Boys Trading Watch
Features
Flash Boys usually pursue short-term profits, and their trading strategies are often based on technical analysis and market sentiment rather than long-term fundamental analysis.
Trading signals
Observing Flash Boys trading can provide clues about short-term market trends. For example, if Flash Boys purchases a large amount of a certain token, this could mean that the token has the potential to rise in the short term.
Risk
Since Flash Boys' strategies are often based on short-term trends, following their trades may carry higher risks. Investors need to ensure that their trading strategy matches their risk tolerance.
Fund transaction observation
Features
Funds and other large holders typically adopt more conservative and long-term investment strategies. Their trading decisions or biases are based on in-depth market research and fundamental analysis.
Trading signals
Observing fund transactions can provide clues about mid- to long-term market trends. For example, if multiple large funds start accumulating holdings of a token, this could mean that the token has the potential for long-term growth.
Strategy Reference
Funds' investment strategies tend to be more robust and systematic. By analyzing the trading patterns of funds, investors can learn and refer to their investment strategies to optimize their investment portfolios. But Crypto fund investments are often accompanied by regular unlocking of tokens. Therefore, the fund's positions and transfers cannot reflect the market's judgment on the trend of a specific currency to a certain extent. Investors need to be more cautious.
Nansen tracks popular contracts and liquidity The provider's (LP) trading pair displays key indicators such as annualized yield (APY) for users. This data is crucial for assessing the potential value and risks of DeFi projects.
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Nansen's labeling system and early warning mechanism provide timely feedback on market dynamics. By tracking specific tags and wallet addresses, users can obtain important market information in a timely manner and quickly adjust investment strategies.
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Practical operation
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Nansen AI’s early warning system for cryptocurrency Investors and project parties are provided with a powerful tool to help them capture market dynamics, manage risks and optimize strategies in a timely manner.
Multiple chain support
Full coverage
Supporting multiple public chain networks means investors can track the dynamics of multiple markets and gain a more comprehensive market perspective.
Flexibility
Whether it is TOKEN or NFT, users can choose and track according to their own needs, providing great flexibility.
Customized warning
Smart Money Tracking
Users can add the wallet address of smart money and keep abreast of its transaction dynamics to capture market opportunities or avoid risks.
Tag indicator filter
Through the numerous tag indicators provided by @nansen_ai, users can set warning conditions more accurately to ensure the relevance and accuracy of warnings.
Amount filter
Set early warnings based on the transaction amount to help users capture large transactions and important market trends in a timely manner.
Notification function
Multi-platform access
Early warning can be connected to TG (Telegram) and DC (Discord) to ensure that users can receive timely warning information on multiple platforms.
User-friendliness
Easy to use
Users can easily customize and set warning conditions without complicated operations.
Flexibility
The early warning system provides powerful selectivity and operability, and users can flexibly configure it according to their own needs.
Generally speaking, the services currently provided by Nansen's AI system are relatively similar to Bot, and are based on specific address/token related information input in advance. The tracking and user experience also adopts a push form based on Telegram similar to Bot. At present, the degree of AI participation in intelligent analysis is relatively low, mainly related push based on on-chain activities. From the current perspective, it still lacks some innovation and competitiveness. Nansen may develop efforts in related products in the future.
Dune Analytics provides SQL-based Powerful data analysis capabilities cover multiple aspects of the cryptocurrency and DeFi fields. Its community-driven model and open data access policy make it an extremely dynamic analytics platform.
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Dune’s community culture encourages data sharing and collaboration , providing users with a continuously evolving data analysis environment. Users can easily access and modify other people's analytical dashboards, creating new perspectives that adapt to market changes.
Dune's customization function allows users to customize according to their personal needs Adjust the way data is displayed. This flexibility is one of Dune's great strengths, making it an extremely adaptable tool, especially for advanced users with specific data needs.
In addition, the comprehensiveness of Dune Analytics is also an important reason for its popularity. It supports data analysis on multiple public chains and provides users with a comprehensive market perspective. No matter which project or area users care about, they can find detailed data and in-depth analysis on Dune.
Dune Analytics demonstrates its powerful capabilities in terms of operability and user-friendly design.
Chart flexibility
Dune allows users to zoom in, full screen, and select any part of the chart, which provides users with a highly customized experience, allowing them to view and analyze data according to their own needs.
Fork function
With the Fork function, users can easily copy the entire data set to their own workspace. This design encourages users to explore and experiment, while also providing them with a safe environment to modify and innovate without affecting the original data set.
Query and code transparency
Search and sorting functions
Dune's search feature allows users to quickly find the project information they need, sorting by popularity, collections and release date. This greatly improves user productivity, allowing them to find and analyze relevant data more easily.
Code reuse and modification
Dune encourages users to copy successful datasets via Fork and allows them to modify their code. This design lowers the barrier to entry for users because they can start with an existing dataset and then adapt it to their needs.
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Compared with Nansen, Dune’s advantage is reflected in its customizable design-related data. Users can use open API interfaces and other methods to , you can create a Dashboard with the data you want, which is more free, more flexible, and more composable and feasible. At present, many projects will directly display/disclose relevant transaction data and operational data of their projects on Dune to provide users and investors with data reference. Nansen has formed "modeled" data that is more suitable for institutional users and novice users. In the later stage, Dune can launch a reward mechanism to provide incentives to developers who provide dashboards to help the development of the entire Dune ecosystem.
LookOnChain is known for its intuitive Twitter platform and Whale Wallet is known for its deep tracking. It provides users with a unique perspective on market dynamics, especially when it comes to tracking the behavior of large investors.
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By focusing on whales that matter Wallet, LookOnChain enables users to quickly grasp market trends. This strategy is particularly suitable for investors who wish to follow market leaders. Through LookOnChain, investors can not only obtain the transaction records of these wallets, but also gain an in-depth understanding of the strategies and motivations behind them. Information like this can be very helpful for investors looking to succeed in the cryptocurrency market. After all, in a market full of variables, having the right information and strategies is the key to success. Therefore, LookOnChain provides investors with a unique opportunity to better understand the market and make informed investment decisions.
LookOnChain provides more detailed analysis of whale wallets by connecting to DeBank detailed analysis. This in-depth analysis helps users understand the specific strategies and market movements of these large wallets.
The three platforms each show different aspects of on-chain data analysis. Nansen provides users with a comprehensive market perspective with its in-depth wallet behavior analysis and real-time data updates. Dune Analytics provides a collaborative and innovative environment for data analysts and programmers with its powerful customization capabilities and community sharing culture. LookOnChain enables ordinary users to quickly understand market dynamics through a simple and intuitive way.
The data track is one of the essential infrastructures in the Crypto industry. The data analysis platform can not only assist investors in making investment decisions, but also provide assistance for AML and crime tracking. On-chain behavioral analysis is one of the selling points of data-based platforms. The advantage is that potential investment opportunities can be discovered at an early stage. The disadvantage is the risk caused by the uncertainty of investment opportunities. In any case, the information provided by on-chain data should be used as auxiliary information for decision-making. Investors need to accurately implement their operations based on the actual situation and their own judgment.
Business profit method: In order to cover all types of users, Nansen has launched three levels of services, namely US$150 per month (standard level), US$1,500 per month (VIP level) and $2500 (Alpha level). By paying, you can get research reports and project analysis produced by the Nansen team, and have the opportunity to contact Nansen's professional research analysts.
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Token economic model: No tokens have been launched yet.
Business profit method: ordinary users Access blockchain data, create dashboards, share charts and fork existing queries for free. When they need to run multiple queries at once, skip query execution queues, export results, keep information private, or remove watermarks, they need to upgrade to "Dune Plus" or "Dune Premium," which are currently priced at $349 and $389 respectively. USD/month. In addition to more powerful basic functions, it also provides more API calls per minute, which helps deepen the connection between enterprises and customers and can transform the platform from an external data provider to part of the customer's core infrastructure.
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Token economic model: No tokens have been launched yet.
Business profit method: LookOnChain currently Provide free consultation to users within the X platform, and profit methods include paid user groups and exchange-related user recommendations.
Token economic model: No tokens have been launched yet.
Comparing these three areas When looking at blockchain data analysis tools, we found that Nansen, Dune Analytics and LookOnChain each showed significant advantages and limitations in different dimensions. Nansen leads in data depth and multi-chain support, Dune Analytics excels in user experience and community-driven content innovation, and LookOnChain has unique advantages in providing intuitive market insights.
Nansen’s technological innovation on its in-depth analysis capabilities of over 120 million wallet addresses. Its core strength lies in its ability to comprehensively analyze token holdings and smart contract activity to provide users with a comprehensive view of the market. However, behind this technical prowess lies an over-reliance on tagged addresses, which can lead to blind spots for emerging or untagged addresses.
Dune Analytics demonstrates its excellent SQL capabilities in data processing. This capability not only puts it at the forefront of data analysis, but also provides the developer community with powerful customization tools that are extremely rare in the market. We are very optimistic about this model.
LookOnChain’s innovation lies in its ability to directly track the trading dynamics of large investors (whale wallets). This is crucial to quickly capture market trends, especially in the extremely volatile cryptocurrency market.
Nansen demonstrates its understanding of blockchain by supporting multi-chain data analysis Broad adaptability of ecosystems. However, this breadth can lead to a fragmented focus that prevents in-depth analysis of specific chains or market segments. We did find this shortcoming of Nansen when using it. It cannot follow up on hot sectors or narrative currency data analysis in a timely manner.
Dune Analytics has quickly adapted to market changes through its open community culture and easy-to-use interface design. This flexibility makes it the first choice for those looking for quick responses and deep insights.
LookOnChain leverages the popularity of the Twitter platform to quickly adapt to market dynamics driven by social media. But this also brings the risk of over-reliance on a single platform.
The label system and early warning system provided by Nansen bring a high level of convenience to users Personalized experience, but for beginners, the complex user panel still means a high learning curve.
Dune Analytics received high marks for user experience with its simple SQL interface and rich community content. Its user-friendliness not only appeals to technical users but also provides users from non-technical backgrounds with an easy-to-understand view of the data. It's a win-win situation.
LookOnChain provides a great experience for non-technical users with its intuitive information presentation and simple user interaction. However, the depth and breadth of its information may sometimes be insufficient to meet the needs of more advanced users.
Nansen’s multi-level subscription service reflects its commitment to different Deep understanding of market user groups. This differentiation strategy not only enhances its market coverage, but also brings it a stable revenue stream.
Dune Analytics demonstrates its flexible business model by offering both free services and premium subscription options. This strategy not only ensures the activity of the community, but also brings profit potential to it.
LookOnChain makes full use of its huge Twitter fan base as a supplement to its profit sources, demonstrating its innovation in business models. However, the sustainability and stability of this model need to be further verified.
On-chain data analysis tool for Web3 We have further optimized the traditional multi-dimensional business evaluation model to make it more targeted. We will name this optimized model "Onchain Data Tools Analysis Evaluation (ODTEF)", which pays more attention to the characteristics of blockchain technology and the uniqueness of data tools in the Web3 environment. The main evaluation dimensions include the following aspects:
Decentralization ability:
Evaluate the degree of decentralization of the tool in the data management and analysis process, including the distributed nature of data storage, processing and access.
Real-time data tracking and transparency:
Can analysis tools provide real-time on-chain data monitoring and performance in data transparency and traceability?
Smart contract analysis and interaction capabilities:
Examine the tool's ability to analyze smart contracts, as well as the degree of interaction and integration with on-chain resources (such as DeFi, NFT).
Web3 data security and anonymity:
Focus on the protection of user privacy when tools process data on the chain, as well as data security in the Web3 environment.
Economic models and token economics:
Evaluate whether the tool’s business model incorporates token economics and how it leverages cryptocurrencies and token incentives to drive the ecosystem.
Decentralization capabilities:
Nansen excels in data integration and analysis, but Its reliance on centralized data warehouses weakens its decentralization potential in a Web3 environment. In the future, Nansen needs to explore more decentralized storage and analysis solutions to strengthen its leading position in decentralized data processing.
Real-time data tracking and transparency:
Nansen excels in real-time on-chain data monitoring, especially in monitoring token liquidity and large transactions. However, in terms of data transparency, users’ understanding of data sources and analysis logic still needs to be further strengthened.
Smart contract analysis capabilities:
Web3 data security and anonymity:
Nansen has demonstrated high standards in terms of data security and privacy protection. However, with the development of the Web3 environment, Nansen needs to further strengthen its data processing and storage mechanism to better protect user privacy.
Economic model and token economics:
Nansen’s business model is primarily based on subscription services and has not yet extensively integrated token economics. Facing the future, Nansen may consider introducing a tokenized incentive mechanism to enhance user participation and ecosystem activity.
Decentralization capabilities:
Dune Analytics’ performance in providing decentralized data analysis It stands out, especially its community-driven data sharing and analysis model. However, there is still room for improvement in the degree of decentralization of data storage and processing.
Real-time data tracking and transparency:
Dune Analytics provides highly transparent data analysis and visualization, especially in community-created dashboards. This transparency and real-time nature brings deep market insights to users.
Smart contract analysis capabilities:
Web3 data security and anonymity:
With the increasing importance of Web3 data security and privacy protection, Dune Analytics needs to continue to strengthen its measures in this area to protect user data and privacy.
Economic model and token economics:
Dune Analytics’ business model excels in flexibility, but is still in its infancy when it comes to integrating token economics. In the future, Dune can explore how to integrate token economics into its business model.
Decentralization capabilities:
LookOnChain is a data analysis platform based on social media. There is still room for improvement in data decentralization, especially in the decentralization of data storage and processing.
Real-time data tracking and transparency:
LookOnChain has demonstrated its unique advantages in tracking whale accounts and large transactions in real time, providing instant and transparent insights into the market.
Smart contract analysis capabilities:
Web3 data security and anonymity:
In the Web3 environment, LookOnChain needs to further strengthen data security and user privacy protection, especially in handling sensitive transaction data.
Economic model and token economics:
LookOnChain’s business model is relatively simple and mainly relies on cooperation between paying users and the platform. In the future, we can explore integrating token economics into its development strategy to enhance user participation and ecological activity.
Based on the above analysis, Nansen , Dune Analytics and LookOnChain each have demonstrated unique advantages and potential in the field of Web3 on-chain data analysis. They all have varying degrees of performance in decentralization capabilities, real-time data tracking, smart contract analysis, Web3 data security, and business models. We expect Nansen to solidify and even expand its leadership position in the market by expanding supported chains and enhancing analytical capabilities. Dune Analytics may continue to maintain its leading position in the field of Web3 data analysis by enhancing the community and improving tool capabilities. LookOnChain will improve its competitiveness in the market by cooperating with more platforms and data providers and enhancing its data analysis services.
Developing decentralized data warehouses:
Nansen should explore the use of blockchain technology to Store and process data to increase data decentralization. For example, we cooperate with hardware projects or even the currently popular DePin projects to enhance the security and non-tamperability of data on the one hand, and to further expand the high-end user market such as institutions on the other.
Real-time analysis of on-chain data:
In order to provide more real-time market analysis, Nansen can develop smart contracts to monitor and analyze on-chain events in real time, such as large transactions and token liquidity changes. This will allow Nansen to provide instant market updates and trading opportunities.
Deepening the analysis of smart contracts and DeFi:
Nansen should further deepen its smart contract analysis capabilities, especially in the DeFi ecosystem. For example, providing more in-depth risk assessment and return analysis for DeFi projects to help investors make more informed decisions.
Community incentive mechanism:
Dune Analytics can introduce a token incentive mechanism to encourage community members to create and share High-quality data analysis dashboards. This not only increases user engagement, but also enriches the platform’s data resources.
Improve decentralized data processing:
Dune Analytics should explore decentralized data processing solutions, such as using decentralized computing resources to run complex data analysis. This will increase transparency and security of data processing. Dune has a very rich data source, which is their biggest capital for future integration with AI business.
Enhance smart contract integration:
Enhance smart contract analysis capabilities:
LookOnChain should enhance the analysis capabilities of smart contracts, especially for those Complex DeFi protocols and NFT projects. This can help users gain a deeper understanding of the inner workings and risks of these projects.
Extended data sources and collaboration:
LookOnChain can expand its data sources by partnering with more blockchain projects and data providers. This not only provides a more comprehensive view of the market, but also increases user trust in the accuracy of the data.
1. Beyond the traditional model and moving towards True decentralization:
Traditional data analysis relies on centralized data storage and processing, but in the Web3 field, this model needs to be reshaped. Tools such as Nansen, Dune Analytics, and LookOnChain should explore data storage and analysis methods based on blockchain technology, such as ensuring data transparency and non-tamperability through distributed ledgers, or utilizing decentralized computing resources for data processing. This is not only a technological innovation, but also a fundamental change in data processing philosophy.
2. Real-time data analysis: from reaction to prediction:
Web3 data analysis tools The future lies in real-time and predictability. Tools should shift from simple data monitoring to intelligent systems capable of predicting market trends and identifying patterns. For example, through the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence technology, real-time analysis and prediction of market dynamics can be achieved.
3. Deep integration and interaction of smart contracts:
Web3 data analysis tools should be updated Deeply integrate smart contract technology. This means not just analyzing smart contract data, but enabling tools to interact directly with smart contracts, providing richer functionality such as automated trading, risk assessment, and strategy execution.
4. Data security and privacy: building a new framework for trust:
In the Web3 era , data security and privacy protection will become core competitiveness. By employing advanced technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs, data analysis tools can perform in-depth analysis without leaking sensitive user information, thereby building a more secure and trustworthy ecosystem.
5. Innovation in token economics:
Web3 data analysis tools should explore the use of Token economics are baked into its business model and functionality. This is not limited to incentive mechanisms, but also includes using tokens as a medium of exchange, proof of stake, and governance tool to create a self-appreciating and sustainable ecosystem.
6. Future-oriented agility:
Finally, Web3 data analysis tools must have Agility and adaptability to respond to rapidly changing technology and market environments. This means continuous iteration, rapid integration of emerging technologies, and continuous optimization of user experience. Whoever iterates functions faster and optimizes products faster will be more likely to win.
The future development direction of Web3 data analysis tools is not only technological progress, but also fundamental innovation in the nature of data analysis and business models. Providers of data are expected to become predictors of market dynamics, assistants for user decision-making, and active participants in the blockchain ecosystem, thus having a higher sense of presence.
The future development of these tools will be affected by many factors such as their technological innovation, market adaptability, user experience, business model and future development potential. As blockchain technology continues to advance and market demands change, these tools need to be continuously adjusted and optimized to maintain their competitiveness in the market.
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