2 papers
cs.NI2026
Explaining Sustained Blockchain Decentralization with Quasi-Experiments: The Resource Flexibility of Consensus Mechanisms
Harang Ju, Madhav Kumar, Ehsan Valavi +1
Decentralization is a fundamental design element of the Web3 economy. Blockchains and distributed consensus mechanisms are touted as fault-tolerant, attack-resistant, and collusion…
cs.CR2025
Are Crypto Ecosystems (De)centralizing? A Framework for Longitudinal Analysis
Harang Ju, Ehsan Valavi, Madhav Kumar +1
Blockchain technology relies on decentralization to resist faults and attacks while operating without trusted intermediaries. Although industry experts have touted decentralization…