https://aeond.org/categories/blockchain-archaeology/Recent content in Blockchain Archaeology on AeonD.org – On-Chain Data DailyHugoenSun, 14 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-mempool-fee-recovery-953837/Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-mempool-fee-recovery-953837/Ten days after Bitcoin’s fee market collapsed to 1 sat/vB across all priority tiers, on-chain data at block 953,837 reveals a normalized mempool of 121,581 transactions (46 MB) with a suggested fee of 4 sat/vB, hashrate stabilizing at 888 EH/s, and a pending +11.2% difficulty retarget.https://aeond.org/btc-hashrate-maturity-cycle/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-hashrate-maturity-cycle/Bitcoin’s hashrate has transformed from extreme volatility — including a 53% crash during China’s 2021 mining ban — to remarkable stability above 800 EH/s in 2026. This on-chain archaeology piece traces the journey from boom-bust cycles to a resilient, geographically diversified network.https://aeond.org/btc-difficulty-retarget-953568/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-difficulty-retarget-953568/Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped 10.09% at block 953,568 — the largest negative retarget since early 2025 and the deepest single adjustment in over 12 months. This report examines the mechanics behind the drop, the current mining pool landscape, and what the difficulty volatility signals about Bitcoin’s mining sector in mid-2026.https://aeond.org/btc-address-type-migration/Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-address-type-migration/A longitudinal on-chain analysis of Bitcoin address type migration across four major epochs — P2PKH (2009), P2SH (2012), SegWit Bech32 (2017), and Taproot Bech32m (2021) — tracking the 17-year compositional shift in UTXO outputs and transaction dominance.https://aeond.org/btc-block-interval-stability/Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-block-interval-stability/A data-driven deep dive into Bitcoin block interval variance near block 953,087, revealing the chaotic reality beneath the network’s 10-minute average target. Real-time mempool data shows intervals ranging from 17 seconds to over 34 minutes, with 15.9% of blocks found in under 2 minutes.https://aeond.org/btc-cdd-price-divergence-952769/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-cdd-price-divergence-952769/At block 952,769, Bitcoin’s Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) has fallen to approximately 9.55M — the lowest since the June 2 spike of 16.15M — while price holds steady at $61,789. This report examines the structural decoupling of CDD from price action, tracking how vintage coin holders enter a deeper dormancy phase even as market conditions remain favorable for distribution.https://aeond.org/btc-dormant-utxo-microstructure/Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-dormant-utxo-microstructure/A granular examination of dormant Bitcoin UTXO movements in early June 2026, analyzing the age, size, fee signature, and market impact patterns of specific vintage coin awakening events. At block 952,653 with CDD at 8.22M, this report dissects the microstructure of two distinct awakening archetypes: the precision move and the whale cascade.https://aeond.org/btc-realized-cap-mvrv-analysis/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-realized-cap-mvrv-analysis/Bitcoin’s realized cap stands at an estimated $540-580B as of block 952,537 — roughly 44-47% of the $1.24T market cap, implying a MVRV ratio of 2.1-2.3. This report traces realized cap across UTXO age bands, revealing that 2010-2013 vintage coins carry an average cost basis of under $100 while 2025-2026 coins average over $67,000 — creating the widest cost-basis dispersion in Bitcoin’s history.https://aeond.org/btc-fee-market-collapse-june-2026/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:30:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-fee-market-collapse-june-2026/Bitcoin’s fee market has collapsed to sub-$1 levels in early June 2026, with recommended fees at 1 sat/vB across all priority tiers. At block 952,414, the mempool holds just ~105,000 unconfirmed transactions — a fraction of its 2023 peak of 500,000+ — while network hashrate has reached 988 EH/s. This report examines what the fee trough reveals about Bitcoin’s structural demand shift and its implications for vintage coin holders facing the ’to move or not to move’ decision.https://aeond.org/exchange-reserve-depletion-2026/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://aeond.org/exchange-reserve-depletion-2026/Bitcoin exchange reserves have declined to multi-year lows as vintage UTXOs — coins minted before 2017 — lead a wave of withdrawals. Our on-chain analysis reveals that 62% of all BTC withdrawn from exchanges in May-June 2026 originated from wallets with an average coin age exceeding 3 years.https://aeond.org/btc-block-milestone-952k-throughput/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-block-milestone-952k-throughput/As Bitcoin crosses block 952,173 — with 1.37 billion transactions processed, 3.76 billion UTXOs created, and the blockchain approaching 745 GB — we analyze the network’s throughput trajectory, fee evolution, and what lies ahead on the path to the one-millionth block.https://aeond.org/cdd-surge-june-2026/Tue, 02 Jun 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://aeond.org/cdd-surge-june-2026/Bitcoin’s Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) surged to 16.15 million on June 2, 2026 — the highest single-day reading in 18 months — as a single $6.9 billion transaction and a cluster of vintage UTXO movements signaled the largest awakening of old-coins since December 2024.https://aeond.org/btc-holder-archetypes/Fri, 29 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-holder-archetypes/A behavioral on-chain analysis comparing the spending patterns, dormancy cycles, and network activity of Bitcoin UTXOs by their creation vintage — revealing that coins from different eras exhibit distinct and predictable ‘holder personality archetypes.’https://aeond.org/btc-hashrate-archaeology/Wed, 27 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-hashrate-archaeology/A deep archaeological dive into Bitcoin’s hashrate evolution from Satoshi’s CPU mining days to the 995 EH/s zettahash frontier. Tracing hardware generations, difficulty milestones, and what 17 years of hashrate growth means for vintage coin scarcity.https://aeond.org/2013-vintage-coin-onchain-activity/Wed, 27 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://aeond.org/2013-vintage-coin-onchain-activity/A data-driven archaeological survey of the 2013 vintage coin cohort — DOGE, XRP, and their peers — comparing their on-chain activity in 2026 against network metrics from their birth era. Which 2013-born networks have grown? Which have stagnated? And what does the data reveal about vintage coin adoption?https://aeond.org/btc-dormant-supply-awakening-2026/Tue, 26 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000https://aeond.org/btc-dormant-supply-awakening-2026/On-chain data reveals a significant awakening of dormant Bitcoin vintage coins in Q2 2026. CDD has surged 340%, large 2010-era addresses have reactivated, and supply dynamics signal potential structural shifts in the market.