Crypto’s Broken Promises: What Whitepapers Reveal About Market Reality
![Assets in a two-dimensional principal component space reveal statistical outliers-specifically, BTC, GALA, and SC, exceeding a [latex]2\sigma[/latex] threshold-and demonstrate distinct clusters identified through cross-sectional analysis, suggesting inherent groupings within the asset landscape.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.20336v1/x2.png)
New research casts doubt on the ability of cryptocurrency project whitepapers to accurately predict actual market performance.
![Assets in a two-dimensional principal component space reveal statistical outliers-specifically, BTC, GALA, and SC, exceeding a [latex]2\sigma[/latex] threshold-and demonstrate distinct clusters identified through cross-sectional analysis, suggesting inherent groupings within the asset landscape.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.20336v1/x2.png)
New research casts doubt on the ability of cryptocurrency project whitepapers to accurately predict actual market performance.
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