How does the C_shield bot penalty work?

C_shield computes account age entropy, message repetition intervals, and coordination clustering to penalize artificial engagement spikes by up to 90%.

What data sources feed into the TVM Index?

TVM aggregates real-time signals from YouTube, TikTok, X Video, Twitch, Reddit, Hacker News, Polymarket, Kalshi, and global financial market feeds.

How does the C_shield bot penalty work?

C_shield computes account age entropy, message repetition intervals, and coordination clustering to penalize artificial engagement spikes by up to 90%.

What data sources feed into the TVM Index?

TVM aggregates real-time signals from YouTube, TikTok, X Video, Twitch, Reddit, Hacker News, Polymarket, Kalshi, and global financial market feeds.

INSTITUTIONAL TECHNICAL WHITEPAPER v2.4

TVM Terminal: Mathematical Derivation & Virality Scoring Methodology

Name: TVM Terminal Real-Time Momentum & Consensus Telemetry
Creator: TVM Terminal
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

TVM Telemetry Research Group · Published 2026 · Glasgow, United Kingdom

1. Abstract & Mathematical Objectives

Modern crypto assets exhibit highly non-linear diffusion patterns across social media, developer repositories, and on-chain liquidity pools. The Virality & Momentum Score (VMS) provides a single, anti-gaming quantitative metric ($0.0 \le VMS \le 100.0$) evaluating cross-platform momentum acceleration while filtering out bot-driven manipulation.

2. Master Derivation Formula

Primary Equation (VMS_i):

VMS_i = 0.35 · S_i + 0.25 · A_i + 0.15 · M_i + 0.10 · O_i + 0.10 · P_i + 0.05 · I_i

S_i (Social Entropy Weight: 35%)Cross-platform social Z-score weighted with entropy penalty to penalize bot farm clusters up to 80%.

A_i (On-Chain Adoption Weight: 25%)Composite rank of Δ active addresses, Δ DEX swap volume, and new token holder growth.

M_i (Price Velocity Weight: 15%)Volatility-adjusted price rate of change (ROC / σ_price).

O_i & P_i (Prediction & Sentiment: 20%)Real-money prediction odds shift (Polymarket / Kalshi) and Google Trends NLP sentiment.

3. Sybil & Bot Farm Penalty (B_shield)

To prevent astroturfing, TVM Terminal measures social network graph centrality and account age entropy. When bot farm activity exceeds 15% of total signal volume, the penalty multiplier (B_shield) is dynamically applied:

B_shield = 1.0 - max(0, min(0.8, (BotRatio - 0.15) × 2.0))