Coinbase Ventures-Backed Nomics Launches Trading Transparency Product

"Data firm Nomics today announced its 'Transparent Volume" service which calculates the percentage of real volume traded on cryptocurrency exchanges.

By tracking the amount of cryptocurrency moving through an exchange, Nomics claims it can empower investors in real-time.

Backed by notables Coinbase Ventures and CoinDesk owner Digital Currency Group, the data provider launched in 2018.

Much like Bitwise's report, Nomics' transparency definition comes down to the availability of granular historical trading data.

"We currently list 3,873 assets on Nomics. The cutoff to be in the top quartile of actively traded assets in terms of percent transparent volume is around 1 percent. That is, if you have over 1 percent transparent volume for your cryptoasset, you're in the top quartile."

Of the top ten cryptocurrencies by marketcap, only binance coin has a transparency rating over 30 percent, Collins said.

Providing an API service for institutional investors, Collins says Transparent Volume is for investors of all stripes.

"Our transparent volume metric is intended to help institutions, state actors, and investors assess the percentage of reported trading volume for a given cryptoasset that is auditable and transparent."

A report from CoinDesk this past July showed the ease of one Moscow student faking trading volume for only a $15,000 fee.

Like Nomics, data provider Messari Crypto launched a similar product-its "Real 10" 24-hour volume metric-this last Spring.