# Creating the Messari of DotSama

**URL:** <https://forum.polkadot.network/t/creating-the-messari-of-dotsama/958>\
**Category:** Ecosystem\
**Created:** [November 2, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/creating-the-messari-of-dotsama/958 "2022-11-02T16:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![dataPhysicist](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.polkadot.network/dataphysicist/32/1194_2.png) [@dataPhysicist](https://forum.polkadot.network/u/dataPhysicist)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/creating-the-messari-of-dotsama/958/8 "2023-01-29T22:45:27Z")

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> [@rich](#):
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> I guess the point is we don’t know what metrics are valuable in Polkadot yet

You are right that we don’t yet know what metrics will are the most valuable, but we know there will be some table stakes (basic) metrics such as Active Addresses, Unique Addresses, and Transfers. One of the problems is that even these basic metrics differ in definition and thus result across data providers (subscan, moonscan, polkaholic, etc). This problem exists in all ecosystems, not just polkadot.

> [@pi79](#):
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> We should certainly strive to furnish and provide as much data and metrics to the public as possible (in easily digestible form). This is super important as this data can be leveraged in independent research reports that objectively try to compare and contrast various projects and ecosystems in the crypto sphere and are not tied to or biased toward particular project.

Exactly, I have a plan to make significant steps in this direction and would love community input to make sure we’re going the right direction and providing the most value to the ecosystem.

tl;dr  
Display metrics sourced from multiple sources with clear descriptions and definitions. We should increase the metrics over time based on community input on what they want to see next. Like you said, we don’t yet know what metrics will be the most valuable.

I’ve taken the liberty of kicking off a community discussion with few metrics [HERE](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/metrics-are-imperfect-but-some-are-useful/1858). If there is interest I have a team ready to execute on this and submit a treasury proposal to bring it to being.

Note: This post isn’t intended to address all the thinking in this thread; rather, it’s addressing a single important problem with concrete next steps.

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