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The same synthetic 250-token balance is 25% of 1,000 tokens, 41.7% of 600 after excluding custody, and 62.5% of 400 after also excluding a pool.
Ownership risk

What token holder charts reveal—and what they miss

Separate balances, beneficial ownership, transfer control and voting power. Real custody and UNI delegation examples show why a holder chart needs an evidence ledger.

By Fenton Research7 min read
Recorded Coinbase BTC–USD bids produce modeled average sale prices of $84,787.81 for 0.1 BTC, $84,782.47 for 1 BTC, $84,768.78 for 10 BTC and $84,677.02 for 100 BTC, before fees.
Liquidity

A token’s price is a quote. Liquidity is the exit.

A recorded BTC–USD order book shows how sale size changes the average price. Reproduce the calculation, inspect its limits, and learn what a liquidity claim needs to disclose.

By Fenton Research6 min read

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