{% docs balance_date %}

The date for which the balance snapshot is recorded. This field represents the calendar date (in UTC) for the daily balance record, providing the time dimension for balance analysis.

**Data type:** DATE
**Business context:** Essential for time-series analysis of token balances, portfolio tracking, and historical balance lookups.
**Analytics use cases:** Daily balance trending, portfolio performance analysis, holder distribution over time, and balance change pattern analysis.
**Example:** 2024-01-15, 2024-01-16

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