Evidence used to separate lasting use from announcements: active merchants, repeat payments, wallets, nodes, liquidity and locally maintained data.
Bitcoin adoption metrics is best understood as part of a system rather than as an isolated definition. Its related coordinates show the mechanisms, incentives and historical records that give the term practical meaning.
Bitcoin adoption metrics belongs to the documented history and social layer around Bitcoin. Primary records can establish what was published, built or decided; motives, influence and later interpretation should remain separate from those verifiable facts.
Understanding Bitcoin adoption metrics helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.
For the clearest picture, read this entry together with Merchant adoption, BTC Map, Lightning Network, Network effect, Grassroots Bitcoin adoption. The reverse links also lead from BTC Map, Grassroots Bitcoin adoption.
Linked to related atlas coordinates
Grounded in source data
Explains function and trade-offs
Part of the open Bitcoin knowledge graph