I just read the a16z Crypto report 2024 , and what surprised me most was that Polkadot wasn’t mentioned at all—neither in the builder energy graph nor on any other page of the report. [Screenshot 2024-10-24 at 19.52.24] This raises questions about the credibility of the report, but it also makes m…

If you want a reality check, we are in the graph: [image] But builder energy is extremely low. My hope is that smart contract on Polkadot will help solve this, or any way to open Polkadot up to developers.

“builder energy” :smile: Reality check or made up numbers?

I don’t know how they get to this 0.3% number. These reports without clear methodology are a shame.

The builder interest presented in the report contrasts with the number of developers per ecosystem shown in other sources. Polkadot, for example, has consistently performed well in terms of developer count. It would be interesting to see how this contradiction can be resolved. However, I believe t…

Even when there’s a clear methodology for the report, like in the case of Electric Capital’s developer report , playing by the rules of that methodology is another thing. Base, now ranked at 2nd place by the full-time developers metric, has these listed as its sub-ecosystems - Chainlink, Smart Contr…

I’m not surprised by a16z’s omission of Polkadot, or rebranding of the metric to “builder energy” - In their 2022 State of Crypto, Polkadot (fastest growing developer ecosystem at the time) was simply deleted from the chart sourced from Electric Capital developer report, citing “Some projects were …

Polkadot missing in the a16z Crypto report 2024

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natalie October 25, 2024, 2:38pm 6

Just posted this - if you find anything like this, have a look there. Maybe things can still be changed.

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Polkadot missing in the a16z Crypto report 2024

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