Nansen makes the on-chain activities of Metis Andromeda clear at a glance.

According to Coin World, Nansen has just launched the most opaque expansion testing ground for Ethereum. By integrating Metis Andromeda, its AI-driven analytics are revealing the smart capital flows, hidden dApp attractions, and whale movements that Layer-2 users have been speculating about for years. According to a press release shared with crypto.news on August 8, blockchain analytics firm Nansen has integrated its real-time analytics and social intelligence platform with the permissionless Ethereum Layer-2 network Metis Andromeda. This move places Metis's activities under Nansen's AI-driven lens, enabling real-time tracking of wallet movements, liquidity flows, and on-chain trends that were previously buried in disparate datasets. This collaboration comes after Metis's recent Andromeda upgrade, which introduced a dual-chain structure and enhanced decentralization features. The statement noted that Metis Andromeda is designed to serve as a high-capacity foundation for decentralized applications, providing developers with an Ethereum-compatible environment that is low in transaction costs and high in finality. "Metis is building the infrastructure for a scalable, permissionless, and community-owned Web3 economy," said Alex Svanevik, CEO and co-founder of Nansen. "By integrating Metis, we provide users (from builders to institutional stakeholders) with the tools they need to understand data, make informed decisions, and stay ahead in an increasingly complex ecosystem." The timing of Nansen's integration coincides with Metis's recent technological leap. The Andromeda upgrade introduced Hyperion, a parallel execution layer optimized for AI and high-throughput dApps, while ReGenesis reduced historical data bloat—critical for long-term scalability. Now, with Nansen's AI analyzing each transaction, developers can accurately assess how these upgrades perform under real conditions, from sorter efficiency to smart contract bottlenecks. For Metis CEO Tom Ngo, Nansen's analytics are fundamental to the next phase of the network. "Nansen's real-time analytics and monitoring tools bring new transparency and usability to the Metis ecosystem," he noted. This means that in a Layer-2 market often obscured by inflated metrics, Metis's bet on hard data will attract serious builders. These numbers support that strategy. Over the past six months, Metis's total value locked has steadily risen, driven by DeFi protocols and gaming applications that sustain transaction volume. Even more compelling is the activity of developers. Projects leveraging the MetisSDK modular stack are increasingly targeting areas like AI and real-world assets, indicating that the network is moving beyond speculative trading and into utility-driven adoption.