Colophon

This colophon outlines the tools, data sources, frameworks, and AI models that support nipiQ’s research into Bitcoin Layer 2, BTCfi, and Bitcoin DeFi. With roots in Bitcoin’s early days, nipiQ engages with these areas to foster project growth, maintaining transparency through licensing terms.

Scholarly Insights

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

MIT

Foundational document by Satoshi Nakamoto outlining Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer electronic cash system, guiding the platform’s analytics approach.

Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades

CC0-1.0

Provided in-depth research insights into Bitcoin’s consensus mechanisms, informing schema design choices for data modeling.

Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review

CC BY-SA 4.0

A review by Peter Todd on covenant-dependent layer 2 solutions, providing insights into their implications for Bitcoin scalability and security.

AI and Machine Learning

Dia

Apache-2.0

Generates ultra-realistic dialogue from text for social media audio content using a text-to-speech model.

Data APIs

CoinGecko

Terms of Service

Provides Bitcoin price and market data.

mempool.space

Terms of Service

Supplies Bitcoin network and mempool data.

Blockchain.info

Terms of Service

Offers fallback Bitcoin network data.

api.btc-locked.com

Terms of Service

Delivers locked Bitcoin data.

Data Pipeline

Python

PSF License

Enables data processing for analytics.

Core Frameworks and Libraries

Svelte 5

MIT

Powers reactive interface.

SvelteKit

MIT

Handles rendering and routing.

TailwindCSS

MIT

Styles responsive UI.

Flowbite Svelte

MIT

Provides UI components.

Zod 4

MIT

Ensures data integrity.

Development and Deployment

TypeScript

Apache-2.0

Enhances code reliability.

Vite

MIT

Streamlines frontend build.

ESLint

MIT

Enforces code quality.

Prettier

MIT

Formats code consistently.