METHODOLOGYET
Live observation

Data methodology

How observations are sourced, cached, validated, localized and presented.

Live observation

Observation, not invention

ETC Epoch retrieves allowlisted public market data responses through a same-origin server gateway. Empty or absent fields stay unavailable. Prices, rates, historical candles and liquidations are never estimated.

Identity and freshness

Coin-specific responses are checked against the requested asset where an identity field is returned. A short cache limits upstream load; a clearly marked last valid response may be used during a temporary outage.

Chart meaning

The 30-day price line uses the price series returned with the open-interest chart. The distribution counts those hourly price observations. It is not daily OHLC. AHR999 and CBBI are labelled as Bitcoin-led market-cycle context, not ETC indicators.