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Transaction Size

Measures the average and median size of on-chain transfers, in both native units and USD.

Overview
Transaction Size metrics reveal the type of market participants active on-chain.
Large average sizes often indicate institutional or whale activity, while small median values suggest retail dominance.

Interpretation

  • 📈 Larger transactions = institutional or OTC flows.

  • 📉 Smaller transactions = retail-driven markets.

Formula (Latex)

A v e r a g e T r a n s f e r S i z e = T o t a l T r a n s f e r r e d V a l u e T o t a l T r a n s f e r s AverageTransferSize = \frac{TotalTransferredValue}{TotalTransfers}
A v e r a g e T r a n s f e r S i z e U S D = A v e r a g e T r a n s f e r S i z e × P r i c e B T C AverageTransferSizeUSD = AverageTransferSize \times Price_{BTC}
M e d i a n T r a n s f e r S i z e = m e d i a n ( V a l u e t r a n s f e r s ) MedianTransferSize = median(Value_{transfers})
M e d i a n T r a n s f e r S i z e U S D = m e d i a n ( V a l u e t r a n s f e r s ) × P r i c e B T C MedianTransferSizeUSD = median(Value_{transfers}) \times Price_{BTC}

Signal
Sudden changes in transaction size distribution can indicate capital rotation between investor classes.

Insights
Average and median sizes help distinguish market participants’ behaviour — institutional dominance vs. retail speculation.

Available Metrics

Summary

Subcategory

Focus

Key Metric

Main Use

Transfer Volume

Network liquidity

Adjusted Volume

Detect real on-chain activity

Transaction Count

Network adoption

TPS / Total Transfers

Assess demand and scalability

Transaction Size

Capital composition

Avg/Median Size

Identify retail vs. institutional flow