diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41b5ee0..eb82819 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@
 <br>
 
 * **[go-outside-labs orchestration-toolkit](https://github.com/go-outside-labs/orchestration-toolkit)**
+* **[google biquery article on blockchain public datasets](https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-six-new-cryptocurrencies-in-bigquery-public-datasets-and-how-to-analyze-them)**
diff --git a/token-scanner-api/src/server/database.py b/token-scanner-api/src/server/database.py
index f431414..e7af21a 100644
--- a/token-scanner-api/src/server/database.py
+++ b/token-scanner-api/src/server/database.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async def retrieve_top_balances(top_number: int, env_vars: dict) -> list:
     """Retrieve top balances from the database."""
 
     collection = _get_db_collection(env_vars)
-    top_balances = collection.find().sort({"balance": {"$lt": top_number}}, pymongo.DESCENDING)
+    top_balances = collection.find().sort({"balance"}, pymongo.DESCENDING).limit(top_number)
 
     result = []
     counter = 0