Vlad Ilnitskiy·PinnedHow Contora is Redefining Alternative Crypto Data for InvestorsHey there! As you know, at Contora, we’ve been feeding the crypto market with useful insights based on alternative data metrics (such as social buzz, sentiment, and development activity) for almost 2 years now. We know better than others how important it is to provide our customers with the freshest…Crypto6 min readCrypto6 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·PinnedFacts about web3 projects and their developers you won’t find on the webThe popularity and awareness of web3 are growing hourly — the whole army of specialists from different spheres is working on web3 projects, and the vast majority of them are developers. …Web33 min readWeb33 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·PinnedTraditional VCs go nuts for crypto. Here are leading web3 projects by VC fundingHi everyone! For almost 3 months, we’ve been gathering and analyzing social and technology-related data for crypto assets globally — such as GitHub development activity, social media activity, Reddit mentions and sentiment, and more (check the full list here). And now we’re glad to announce that Contora’s team connected data…VC6 min readVC6 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·May 10Web3 Developers: Who and Where They Are?Blockchain technology has seen a surge in interest and mass adoption in recent years, nailing the new highs in 2022–2023. Several Ethereum upgrades, the launch of Uniswap’s mobile wallet, Sui’s blockchain, and a whole universe of news and updates — the blockchain sphere is developing at an enormous speed. But…Cryptocurrency7 min readCryptocurrency7 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·Apr 26Leveraging alternative crypto data for quantitative trading: Social Signals and Sentiment AnalysisThe world of crypto trading has evolved significantly in the past few years, with algorithmic trading strategies becoming increasingly popular among investors of different types. …Cryptocurrency6 min readCryptocurrency6 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·Apr 13Ethereum Shapella Upgrade — Alternative Data OverviewWith numerous researches and analyses on Shapella available on the web, today we will overview how the Ethereum update looked like from an alternative data perspective — Twitter and Reddit mentions, the sentiment of these mentions, GitHub development activity before and after the upgrade, and how these indicators reflected on…Ethereum4 min readEthereum4 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·Feb 9What’s under the hood of AI crypto projects?I know that all of you are already tired of AI-related stuff, it’s almost everywhere. And we don’t want to be one of these crowdy articles on how AI can simplify your life, etc. So it’ll be just a quick overview of top AI crypto projects from the alternative data…Cryptocurrency4 min readCryptocurrency4 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·Dec 22, 2022Behind the tweets: insights on top 1,500 Twitter crypto influencersThe talk today will be about Twitter crypto influencers and crypto/web3 projects they’re discussing. The reality showed that these guys are called influencers since they can really INFLUENCE the coin’s price.Cryptocurrency4 min readCryptocurrency4 min read
Vlad Ilnitskiy·Nov 24, 2022FTX collapse was predictable.FTX, FTT, SBF, Alameda Research, Genesis, centralized exchange, collapse, crash — I’m sure your news feed has been eclipsed with such words for the past few weeks. Contora team is engaged in collecting and analyzing alternative data (mostly social and technology-related) on crypto projects and startups. We won’t be covering…Cryptocurrency4 min readCryptocurrency4 min read
Bohdan Ivanov·Nov 15, 2022Web3Summit: web3 boom on WebSummit 2022More than a week passed already, but we’re still excited about our first WebSummit: 70k+ attendees, 100km+ walked by feet 20+ meetings attended 300+ people connected to (only based on WS app connections) 15 hotdogs eaten (oops, I think I should stop at this point 😄) As you know, Contora.ai…Web33 min readWeb33 min read