https://timeb.news/tags/cohort-model/Recent content in Cohort Model on TimeB.news – Time Economics & Scarcity TheoryHugoenWed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://timeb.news/posts/the-vintage-premium-a-time-economics-model-for-crypto-assets/Wed, 27 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://timeb.news/posts/the-vintage-premium-a-time-economics-model-for-crypto-assets/<h2 id="introduction-the-vintage-effect">Introduction: The Vintage Effect</h2> <p>In wine markets, the concept of &ldquo;vintage&rdquo; is well understood — the year of harvest fundamentally affects quality and price. In art, the period of creation shapes the work&rsquo;s significance. In crypto assets, a similar phenomenon operates, yet it remains undertheorized.</p> <p>We define the <strong>vintage premium</strong> as the excess value attributable solely to an asset&rsquo;s temporal cohort — the time period in which it was created or first issued — after controlling for all other attributes including supply, utility, and market conditions.</p>