The Blockchain Trilemma: an Evaluation Framework (Replication Package)

This repository contains essential data files used to generate graphs and statistics related to various blockchain ecosystems. These files are the result of aggregation and cleaning procedures applied to raw data collected from reputable sources within each respective blockchain network.
 

Transaction Per Second

1. Cardano: 
   1. Theoretical: 5.35
   2. Maximum: 5.74
2. Solana:
   
   1. Theoretical: 710,000
   2. Maximum: 1763
3. Arbitrum:
   1. Theoretical: 40000
   2. Maximum: 3.09
4. zkSync:
   1. Theoretical: 2000
   2. Maximum: 0.521
5. Polygon:
   1. Theoretical: 7200
   2. Maximum: 101.97 
6. Bitcoin:
   1. Theoretical: 27
   2. Maximum: 4.53
7. Ethereum:
   1. Theoretical: 30
   2. Maximum: 19.86

Nakamoto Coefficients

1. arbitrum_aggregators.json
   1. Description: presents information on Arbitrum network aggregators' transaction count
   2. Data Source: https://etherscan.io/apis
2. cardano_stake.json
   1. Description: details stake-related data pertinent to the Cardano blockchain. For each exchange address the amount of holded stake
   2. Data Source: https://pooltool.io/
3. polygon_validators.json
   1. Description: provides insights into validators within the Polygon network. For each validator's name, the amount of held stake.
   2. Data Source: https://wallet.polygon.technology
4. solana_validators.json
   1. Description: provides information on validators operating within the Solana network. For each validator, the amount of held stake and details about the validator node.
   2. Data Source: https://www.validators.app/
5. zksync_validators.json
   1. Description: Contains data on validators associated with the zkSync protocol. For each validator's address, the amount of transactions processed.
   2. Data Source: https://etherscan.io/apis

Security Quantitative Evaluation

1. Cardano
   
   1. Cardinality of the smallest amount of nodes adding up to 33% of stake: 119
   2. 33% Stake: 895,706,097.1264836 ADA
   3. ADA Value @ 13 Dec-2023 = 0.59
   4. Cost of Attack: 895,706,097.1264836 * 0.59 = 528,466,597.3046253 $
2. Solana
   1. Cardinality of the smallest amount of nodes adding up to 33% of stake: 18
   2. 33% Stake: 126,950,233.4364128 SOL
   3. SOL Value @ 13 Dec-2023 = 71.78
   4. Cost of Attack: 126,950,233.4364128 * 71.78 = 9,112,487,756.06571 $
3. Polygon
   
   1. Cardinality of the smallest amount of nodes adding up to 33% of stake: 2
   2. 33% Stake: 1,016,718,726.6246895 MATIC
   3. MATIC Value @ 13 Dec-2023 = 0.8317
   4. Cost of Attack: 1,016,718,726.6246895 * 71.78 = 845,604,964.9337542 $
4. Ethereum
   1. Cardinality of the smallest amount of nodes adding up to 33% of stake: 1
   2. 33% Stake: 28907872.7327942/3 = 9,635,957.577598067 ETH
   3. ETH Value @ 08 Jan-2024 = 2133,90
   4. Cost of Attack: 9,635,957.577598067 * 2133,90 = 20,562,169,874.8365 $
5. Bitcoin: $7.9 billion source