Converting Metcalfe values and Bitcoin values to lognormal forms ensures the accuracy of data associated by eliminating the effect of choice on reference currency. Lognormal values also aid in rectifying any variance in the regression in order to ensure that there is a clear linkage between the law and Bitcoin.

Usage of lognormal values to approximate Metcalfe values

Metcalfe's Law can be adjusted in a curve with the data by applying a Gompertz function to address inflation from bitcoin creation.

Usage of Gompertz curve to correct Metcalfe's Law

- Usage of lognormal values to approximate Metcalfe values
- Usage of Gompertz curve to correct Metcalfe's Law

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To examine the accuracy of Metcalfe's Law with bitcoin price, the distribution of daily transactions was measured.  Bitcoin price was observed to follow Metcalfe's Law with a R² of about 80%, which is indicative of a high degree of fit.

Accuracy of Metcalfe's Law

 Peterson, Timothy, Metcalfe's Law as a Model for Bitcoin's Value (January 22, 2018). Alternative Investment Analyst Review, Q2 2018, Vol. 7, No. 2, 9-18., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3078248 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3078248 

Metcalfe's Law as a Model for Bitcoin's Value

- Metcalfe's Law applied to periods of price manipulation
- Observance of Metcalfe's constant of proportionality
- Connections in Metcalfe's Law
- Inclusion of other cryptocurrencies when calculating Metcalfe value

Potential inaccuracies of Metcalfe's Law

Mitigations of inaccuracies in Metcalfe's Law

It has been found that Metcalfe's Law has outperformed other types of network laws when adjusting for value.

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