4 papers
On the Design of Ethereum Data Availability Sampling: A Comprehensive Simulation Study
Arunima Chaudhuri, Sudipta Basak, Csaba Kiraly +2
This paper presents an in-depth exploration of Data Availability Sampling (DAS) and sharding mechanisms within decentralized systems through simulation-based analysis. DAS, a pivot…
Scalability limitations of Kademlia DHTs when enabling Data Availability Sampling in Ethereum
Mikel Cortes-Goicoechea, Csaba Kiraly, Dmitriy Ryajov +2
Scalability in blockchain remains a significant challenge, especially when prioritizing decentralization and security. The Ethereum community has proposed comprehensive data-shardi…
Can we run our Ethereum nodes at home?
Mikel Cortes-Goicoechea, Tarun Mohandas-Daryanani, Jose L. Muñoz-Tapia +1
Scalability is a common issue among the most used permissionless blockchains, and several approaches have been proposed to solve this issue. Tackling scalability while preserving t…
Unveiling Ethereum's Hidden Centralization Incentives: Does Connectivity Impact Performance?
Mikel Cortes-Goicoechea, Tarun Mohandas-Daryanani, Jose Luis Munoz-Tapia +1
Modern public blockchains like Ethereum rely on p2p networks to run distributed and censorship-resistant applications. With its wide adoption, it operates as a highly critical publ…