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#28 of 175 on Oct 29

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40

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 5, 21:39 UTC).

1

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

3d

listed Oct 29, 21:39 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 4 points · 1 comments · 19h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 4 points · 1 comments · 42h after listing
2 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
4points
Comments
1
Rank in FINT this week
#5of 30 HN
Rank overall this week
#130of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
7.1%2/28 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
4Oct 30, 16:20 UTC
Last reading
4Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
2over 42h

Grades · each graded against other Finance & Fintech launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 46% · vs 26 still-tracked Finance & Fintech · Show HN launches

Velocity

A

0.10 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 82% · vs 80 Finance & Fintech · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

—

—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

Launch-day race · #28 of 175 Show HN launches on 2026-10-29

  1. #26A Cursor-like workspace for your LaTeX papers4 points
  2. #27Charter, field-level control over agents' calls into customer accounts4 points
  3. #28KernelCash4 points
  4. #29AI Knows Us4 points
  5. #30We mapped data center regulations across 50 states and 1,462 localities4 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works