For those who are not yet familiar with Satoshi Dashboard, this project was created as a free and open alternative inspired by BTC Frame, a tool that started out as open source but later moved to a premium model. The idea behind Satoshi Dashboard is to make these Bitcoin metrics available again in an open, free, and easy-to-use way for everyone.
In this first update, several fixes and improvements were applied based on community feedback. In particular, special thanks to @Murch, who shared a very useful comment about the AVG TX FEE module, where decimal precision issues were fixed, along with some label adjustments in the mempool sites section. A problem was also fixed in the mempool status view, where the vMB value did not correctly match the real value being displayed. In addition, the mempool can now also be viewed from a Bitcoin Knots node with BIP 110.
Geographic maps were also added to visualize Bitcoin nodes, Lightning nodes, and other services connected to BTC Maps. A per capita metric was also added to show the density of nodes and channels per million inhabitants.
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The per-capita node density metric is a genuine improvement over raw counts. A country with 10 nodes and 50,000 Bitcoiners tells a very different story than the same 10 nodes with 500 users — the first is well-served, the second is a chokepoint. Raw global counts flatter large-population countries and mask real coverage gaps.
The geographic Lightning map is interesting for a less-obvious reason: channel path latency. Geographically distant nodes introduce real RTT that affects HTLC timeout calculations at scale. Routing paths that span continents are technically fine but can create pressure on timelock deltas. Whether this is a real operational concern depends on the payment size and path length, but the visualization makes it possible to ask the question.
One feature request: toggle between node count, channel count, and total capacity on the geographic view. A region with one very well-connected, high-capacity node is different from ten small nodes — and both look identical on a point map. Capacity-weighted view would tell a cleaner story about where the real liquidity lives.
Nice work shipping this as a genuine open alternative.
I love this tool. I liked BTC Frame. But I could only view it from my PC. With this tool, I can check that data from my phone. 👍 Thank you 🤝🤠
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