Before revision:  Finally, we adopt an ecological perspective and show that the so-called 'neutral model ' of evolution , despite its simplicity, reproduces a number of key empirical observations . We anticipate that our results will be of interest to researchers interested in the study and modelling of the structural properties of the cryptocurrency market  .
After revision:  Finally, we adopt an ecological perspective and show that the so-called 'neutral model ' of evolution , despite its simplicity, reproduces a number of key empirical observations , despite its simplicity and the assumption of no selective advantage of one cryptocurrency over another. Our results shed light on the properties of the cryptocurrency market .