Thread by @coinmetrics

Great news – we've finally finished our more detailed parse of the Bitcoin blockchain, and we have a fully fleshed out suite of data ready for BTC specifically. This includes median tx fee, difficulty, median tx value, payment count, and more to come.

Median figures are SO much more informative than averages. Here's mean versus median fees for BTC:

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Average difficulty versus network value

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Huge difference between average and median transaction value for BTC. $32k versus ~$300 right now. We suggest using median figures.

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And the holy grail: payment count versus transaction count. As stated in our recent article, we suggest defaulting to payment count for a more complete view.

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Compare BTC and ETH by payment count, and a pretty different picture emerges than if you use transaction count.

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If you want to play with the data yourself, it's freely available in the CSV here. Please DM if you want clarifications on the variables. GeneratedCoins, Fees, and MedianFee are denominated in the currency itself, not USD.

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Some more curiosities: median fees in BTC terms are at their lowest since our dataset began in mid 2013.

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