Crypto-Stats
Summary
Gathers decentralization statistics for various public cryptocurrency networks.
These are pretty raw metrics that are incapable of tell the full story on its own.
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Nodes | The number of full nodes capable of producing and validating A higher number here gives better assurances that the network is unstoppable |
| Total Blocks | The amount of activity within the period |
| Total Producers | Unique addresses that managed to produce blocks A higher number here means that the network is harder to censor (your transactions will be published fairly and timely) |
| Total Validators | Unique addresses that participated in validation |
| No of top validators to attack | The minimum number of the top addresses needed for collusion A higher number here helps to guard against network attacks (e.g. double spends, network stoppage) |
| Wealth held by top 100 (%) | Percentage of wealth held by the top 100 addresses |
| No of top accounts to attack | The minimum number of the top addresses needed for collusion Similar to "No of validators to take over network" but relevant only to staking consensus and includes all potential validators |
Why?
The key propositions of public DLT networks are that they are trustless, permissionless and censorship-resistant.
Without these properties, using private/consortium/trusted networks makes a lot more sense.
Other Considerations
- A single entity can control multiple addresses
- Some consensus are easier/cheaper to game (e.g. buying votes)
- Some networks have higher barriers to entry in governance or in execution
- Some networks have claims/properties we assume to be true, but may not be so in practice
- Some of the wealthiest addresses are exchanges, but they still pose a potential threat if misbehaving
- While wealth inequality in non-staking networks should not directly affect the network, there are other economical concerns
How to run
npm i
npm start
Metrics
| Name | Consensus | Total Nodes | Total Blocks | Total Producers | Total Validators | No of top validators to attack | Wealth held by top 100 | No of top accounts to attack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | PoW | 11343 | 42825 | 88 | 88 | 3 | 37.06% | - |
| Qtum | PoS | 5291 | 4194 | 1041 | 1041 | 31 | 76.44% | 21 |