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Unique Network is a blockchain specialized for NFTs powered by Polkadot Relay chain.

UNQ holders own and govern the protocol. Unique Network’s investors include Outlier Ventures, Animoca Brands, etc.

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# Unique Network Token holders Methodology

## 1. Overview

The Unique Network tokenholders metric measures the total number of unique addresses that hold the native UNQ token at specific points in time. This metric provides insights into the distribution and adoption of the Unique Network's native token by counting distinct wallet addresses with non-zero token balances. The calculation produces daily, weekly, and monthly snapshots of the tokenholder base.

## 2. Data sources

The tokenholder calculation relies on several underlying blockchain data sources:
- **Unique Network blockchain events**: Native blockchain transaction logs and event data from the Unique Network
- **Token transfer records**: All transfer events involving the native UNQ token, including mints, burns, and transfers between addresses
- **Account balance data**: Current and historical token balance information for all addresses that have interacted with the native token
- **Token metadata**: Information about the native UNQ token including contract address, decimals, and token specifications
- **Chain metadata**: Unique Network chain information and availability status for filtering active periods

## 3. Step-by-step calculation

### Component A: Native tokenholder identification
- **Purpose**: Identifies all unique addresses currently holding the native UNQ token
- **Logic**: The core calculation (performed in the referenced `uniquenetwork_native_tokenholders` model) analyzes token transfer events and balance records to determine which addresses have non-zero token balances. This likely involves processing all historical `Transfer` events to calculate current balances for each address, then counting addresses with balances greater than zero. The calculation maintains time-series granularity to track tokenholder counts over time.
- **Key fields**: The calculation produces `timestamp` for the measurement date, `timestamp_grain` for aggregation level (daily/weekly/monthly), `chain` for network identification, and `tokenholders` containing the count of unique addresses

### Component B: Data standardization and formatting
- **Purpose**: Applies Token Terminal's standard metric formatting and validation rules
- **Logic**: Raw tokenholder counts are cast to `bignumeric` format to handle large numbers precisely. The `finalize_metric_tokenholders` macro applies consistent schema formatting, adds metadata fields, and ensures compatibility with Token Terminal's metric framework. This includes standardizing column names, adding calculated fields, and applying any business logic specific to tokenholder metrics.
- **Key fields**: Standardized metric fields including project identification, time dimensions, and formatted tokenholder counts

### Final aggregation
- **Combining components**: The standardized tokenholder data flows through without additional aggregation, as the core calculation already provides the final counts
- **Chain filtering**: The `apply_chain_availability_filter` removes data from periods when the Unique Network chain was inactive or not supported by Token Terminal's data infrastructure
- **Time aggregation**: The metric maintains multiple timestamp grains (daily, weekly, monthly) as calculated in the underlying model, allowing for different reporting frequencies
- **Final calculation**: The final metric represents the distinct count of addresses holding non-zero amounts of the native UNQ token at each point in time, filtered for chain availability and formatted according to Token Terminal standards

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

Unique addresses holding a non-zero balance of the project's native token.

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