Network and protocol utility
Usage assessed with fees, retention, and economic significance — not raw counts.
Network and protocol utility
| Concept | Explanation | |---|---| | Use case | Economic or technical problem the network attempts to solve. | | Users | People, institutions, developers, or applications that use the network. | | Transactions | Transfers or contract interactions processed by the network. | | Developer activity | Evidence of maintenance, upgrades, and ecosystem building. | | Integration | Wallets, exchanges, applications, bridges, and services supporting the asset. | | Substitutability | Ease with which users can move to a competing network. |
Raw transaction counts may be inflated by bots, incentives, or low-value activity. Usage should be assessed with fees, retention, distribution, and economic significance.