Orange Surf
Orange Surf leads Strategy and Research at mempool.
Check out my research performed for mempool.space:
OP_RETURN Report →
A data-driven analysis of OP_RETURN usage on Bitcoin — the overwhelming majority are standard, and nonstandard usage hasn't increased since Core v30.
UTXO Set Report →
A data-driven analysis of Bitcoin's UTXO set — nearly half of all UTXOs are under 1,000 sats, ~30% are inscription-related, and 100k+ Counterparty UTXOs are over a decade old.
Block Size Report →
A data-driven analysis of Bitcoin's block size, and how its growth was partly constrained by miner policy and Bitcoin Core defaults.
Merge Mining Report →
A data-driven analysis of the Bitcoin merge-mining phenomenon.
Empty Block Report →
A data-driven analysis of the Bitcoin empty-block phenomenon.