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What is Blockchain Analytics?
What is Blockchain Analytics?
Published on
July 4, 2024
, 5min read

What is Blockchain Analytics?

Blockchain Analytics is the process of examining and interpreting raw data from blockchain networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum to gain insights, identify patterns, and make informed decisions about the market and network strategies. Blockchain, a decentralized ledger technology, records transactions in a secure and immutable manner but to the contrary the raw data will be difficult to interpret for common users of blockchain and hence communities tend to decode them using various tools available.

Key Aspects of Blockchain Analytics

1. Transaction Analysis: Examining transaction data to track the flow of assets, identify trends, and detect anomalies such as whale movements.

2. Address Clustering: Grouping related addresses to understand user behavior, pumps and dumps in a specific coin.

3. Smart Contract Monitoring: Analyzing the performance and security of smart contracts.

4. Market Insights: Gaining insights into trading volumes, price movements, and overall market sentiment.

5. Compliance and Forensics: Ensuring regulatory compliance and investigating illicit activities such as the Fall of FTX.

Applications of Blockchain Analytics

Anyone can rely on generalized analytics services provided by Big Tech firms such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud but popular blockchain analytics platforms such as Dune, Flipside or Nansen provide tools and analytical services catering and specifically designed for Blockchain audience which the Big Tech never provide. Certain Analytical Services provided by Blockchain Firms are :

- Financial Services: Monitoring transactions for fraud detection and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance using labels.

- Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Monitoring: Analyzing liquidity, trading volumes, and user behavior in DeFi platforms.

- Cryptocurrency Trading: Gaining market insights and making data-driven investment decisions.

- NFT Monitoring: Analyzing the liquidity, trading volumes of large NFT Projects.

Popular Blockchain Analytics Platforms

Several platforms have emerged to cater to the growing demand for blockchain analytics. Among them, Dune Analytics, Nansen, and Flipside are notable for their unique features and capabilities.

Dune Analytics

Dune Analytics is a community-driven platform that allows users to query, visualize, and share blockchain data. It supports SQL queries and offers a collaborative environment where users can create and share dashboards.

Key Features:

- SQL-Based Queries: Users can write SQL queries to extract and analyze data from various blockchains.

- Community Collaboration: Users can share their queries and dashboards, fostering a collaborative environment.

- Customizable Dashboards: Create and share interactive dashboards with the community.

Pros:

- Strong community engagement.

- Easy-to-use interface for SQL users.

- Extensive library of shared queries and dashboards.

Cons:

- Very expensive to process queries beyond the initial credit limit.

- Not Mobile Friendly.

- Poor User Interface

- Difficult for Multi-Lingual Users

Nansen

Nansen is another blockchain analytics platform that focuses on providing insights into Ethereum and other blockchain networks. It combines on-chain data with proprietary data to offer a comprehensive view of the blockchain ecosystem.

Key Features:

- Address Labeling: Identifies and labels addresses to provide context and insights.

- Real-Time Alerts: Users can set up alerts for specific events or activities.

- Rich Visualizations: Offers advanced visualizations for tracking token movements, DeFi activities, and more while comparing to Dune Analytics.

Pros:

- High-quality proprietary data and labeling.

- Real-time alerts and notifications.

- Advanced visualizations and analytics.

Cons:

- Subscription-based with a high cost for premium features.

- Limited support for non-Ethereum blockchains.

Proxikle Analytics

Proxikle Analytics is an emerging blockchain analytics product designed and integrated tightly along with various other Proxikle Products to provide robust, user-friendly analytics for a wide range of blockchain networks. We are aiming to empower users with actionable insights without the need for extensive technical knowledge.

Key Features:

Intuitive Interface: User-friendly interface designed for both technical and non-technical users. With Proxikle Analytics, you can easily distinguish between which provides a better User Interface among the competitors.

Multi-Lingual Support: Our wide range of Product Suite is built in a wide range of languages such as Simplified Chinese and Spanish along with English which allows non-native English Audience to easily build dashboards in a more native and powerful manner.

Superior Performance at a lower cost: While the above mentioned Analytics Platforms are good, but their insanely expensive pricing strategy hinders the regular blockchain audience from querying beyond their ability. Hence, keeping this in mind, our team has reduced the pricing making the entry easier for everyone.

Mobile First Approach: Our wide range of Mobile apps along with robust Web Apps, provide users with analyzing the dashboards wherever they go without requiring to turn on their desktops or macbooks.

Pros:

- Easy to use with no need for SQL knowledge.

- Supports multiple blockchain networks and languages.

- Cheaper pricing with flexible plans.

- Comprehensive and Mobile First Approach.

Cons:

Newer Platform with lesser community engagement

Conclusion

Blockchain analytics is a powerful tool for gaining insights into blockchain networks, driving informed decisions, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Platforms like Dune Analytics, Nansen, and Proxikle Analytics each offer unique features and capabilities.

While, Dune Analytics excels in community collaboration and SQL-based queries, making it ideal for users comfortable with SQL. Nansen provides premium, high-quality insights with advanced visualizations, catering to users who need in-depth analysis and are willing to pay for it.

Proxikle Analytics, on the other hand, offers a user-friendly, multi-language solution with customizable insights and mobile apps. Its affordability and accessibility make it a strong contender in the blockchain analytics space, especially for users looking for a comprehensive yet easy-to-use platform.

What are you waiting for? Sign Up for a Free Proxikle Account today and start exploring our Beta Stage Products.

Manoj Narayan
Manoj Narayan is the co-founder and CEO of Proxikle. He has been an active collaborator in the Web3 space for 8 years since 2016 and has spearheaded and grown various influential Bitcoin communities and played pivotal roles in building multi-million dollar projects in the Solana & Fantom Ecosystem throughout the years. Prior to his current endeavors, he honed his expertise as a software engineer at renowned global organizations such as Citigroup and Viavi Solutions.
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