No blockchain project has fully kept its original promises.
Here is the evidence.
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ProtoLedger Index Q2 2026
View full Index →| Chain | Total / 100 |
|---|---|
| Ethereum ETH | 40 |
| Polkadot DOT | 34 |
| Cosmos ATOM | 33 |
| Cardano ADA | 32 |
| Avalanche AVAX | 28 |
| Solana SOL | 25 |
Scored against ProtoLedger Core v1.0. View all 8 chains →
ProtoLedger Core
The open canonical standard. Ten principles. Apache 2.0. Fork it, challenge it, build on it.
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On-chain data organised by principle. Every chart is evidence for or against a specific canonical claim.
Browse the evidence →The Book
“Bitcoin: A Revolution That Never Happened?” — the diagnosis behind the standard.
About the author →Oleh Bezuhlyi
Blockchain analyst · DeFi advisor · Author
“I spent two decades watching the internet transform finance from the outside. When Bitcoin arrived in 2008, I thought: this is finally the inside. Seventeen years later, I am not convinced we built what was promised.”
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