# Active users (monthly) Methodology

## 1. Overview

Active users (monthly) measures the number of unique addresses that make a revenue-generating transaction with a project, i.e. An application or a blockchain. Active users (monthly) are measured over a 30-day rolling window. For X Layer, this metric is utilized to represent the monthly on-chain activity of the network by identifying unique transaction senders. User adoption and network utilization are evaluated using this monthly transaction activity.

## 2. Data sources

- **Blockchain events**: Transaction records containing sender addresses and timestamps, covering X Layer

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Transaction sender extraction

- **Purpose**: Extract the unique addresses initiating transactions on X Layer
- **Logic**: Transaction records from X Layer are parsed to identify the sender of each transaction. The sender address is extracted from the transaction initiator field, and the transaction timestamp is captured. The user type is designated as a transaction sender, and the product identifier is set to X Layer.
- **Key fields**: `block_timestamp` (timing), `from_address` (sender identification), `transaction_hash` (transaction identification)

### Component B: Monthly deduplication and aggregation

- **Purpose**: Calculate the monthly count of unique active users
- **Logic**: Transaction timestamps are truncated to monthly boundaries in UTC. Distinct sender addresses are aggregated for each 30-day window to ensure each address is counted only once per 30-day window. Chain availability filters are applied to align the data with approved operational limits.
- **Key fields**: `timestamp` (monthly boundary), `user_address` (unique user address), `chain` (blockchain identifier)

*This methodology was automatically generated by Token Terminal's methodology analyzer.*

Unique revenue-generating users over a rolling 30-day window.

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