
About
Nic Carter is a trained economist and political scientist who co-founded blockchain analytics company Coin Metrics and approaches venture investing through a macro-monetary lens rather than the typical software engineering background. He's widely recognized for his academic-style analysis of Bitcoin's energy use and mining economics, plus his systematic public documentation of crypto market cycles and regulatory developments across essays, podcasts, and talks. Nic Carter is a trained economist and political scientist who co-founded blockchain analytics company Coin Metrics and approaches venture investing through a macro-monetary lens rather than the typical software engineering background. He's widely recognized for his academic-style analysis of Bitcoin's energy use and mining economics, plus his systematic public documentation of crypto market cycles and regulatory developments across essays, podcasts, and talks.