My concern with the power law is its broad range. It’s like saying, "We know the price will be between $100 and $1,000,000 within the next 1000 years," which is obviously an exaggeration, but it highlights the issue.

Another aspect I want to explore is whether the power law applies to currencies other than the US dollar. If it doesn’t hold true in other currencies, then there’s no reason to assume it should in US dollars either. And if the power law once worked in another currency but then broke down, it suggests that it could also fail in the US dollar.

I’m not trying to dismiss the power law. To be honest, for a while, it brought me a lot of excitement. No matter what model you consider, the trend always seems to point up and to the right.

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💯 I challenge me Giovanni a lot until he acknowledged that if hyperinflation occurs, the PL breaks to the upside.

Note that it is perfect also for number of addresses and hashrate, which feels more organic.

Unlike exponential growth that grows in an unsustainable way like cancer for example, the Power Law is kind of explosive, yet sustainable and organic.

Look at the graph above again. The Power Law perfectly sits where it’s supposed to. Even if 30K-380K looks like a lot, it’s very narrow if you consider 0.006-74.000 (How many % is the delta?).

It is undeniable that the hype bubbles are unnatural, that’s why the price drops back to the mean. TOP : mania 💀. Bottom: global adoption 🧘‍♂️

*I challenged