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This colophon outlines the tools, data sources, frameworks, and AI models that support nipiQ's research into Bitcoin, Bitcoin Layer 2, BTCFi, and Bitcoin DeFi. Maintaining transparency through licensing terms.

Scholarly Insights

Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

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

MIT bitcoin.org
Analyzing Bitcoin Consensus: Risks in Protocol Upgrades

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

CC0-1.0 bitcoin-cap.github.io
Covenant Dependent Layer 2 Review

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

CC BY-SA 4.0 petertodd.org

Data APIs

CoinGecko

Provides Bitcoin price and market data.

Terms of Service www.coingecko.com
mempool.space

Supplies Bitcoin network and mempool data.

Terms of Service mempool.space
Blockchain.info

Offers fallback Bitcoin network data.

Terms of Service www.blockchain.com
api.btc-locked.com

Delivers locked Bitcoin data.

Terms of Service api.btc-locked.com

Data Pipeline

Python

Enables data processing for analytics.

PSF License www.python.org
PostgreSQL

Manages and stores all application data.

PostgreSQL License www.postgresql.org

Core Frameworks and Libraries

Svelte 5

Powers reactive interface.

MIT svelte.dev
SvelteKit

Handles rendering and routing.

MIT kit.svelte.dev
TailwindCSS

Styles responsive UI.

MIT tailwindcss.com
shadcn-svelte

Provides UI components.

MIT www.shadcn-svelte.com
Zod

Ensures data integrity.

MIT zod.dev

Development and Deployment

TypeScript

Enhances code reliability.

Apache-2.0 www.typescriptlang.org
Vite

Streamlines app build.

MIT vite.dev
ESLint

Enforces code quality.

MIT eslint.org
Prettier

Formats code consistently.

MIT prettier.io

This colophon is part of nipiQ's commitment to transparency in our research and development process.

Last updated: 7/17/2025