On-Chain Metrics vs Wash Trading

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

On-Chain Metrics
intermediate
fundamentals

On-chain metrics are quantifiable data points recorded directly on a blockchain's public ledger, used to objectively measure a network's health, activity, and user adoption.

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Wash Trading
intermediate
risk

Wash trading is market manipulation where a trader simultaneously buys and sells the same asset to themselves, creating artificial trading volume that misrepresents genuine market interest.

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