Understanding Ethereum via Graph Analysis

• Published in: ACM transactions on Internet technology Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 1 - 32
• Main Authors: Chen, Ting, Li, Zihao, Zhu, Yuxiao, Chen, Jiachi, Luo, Xiapu, Lui, John Chi-Shing, Lin, Xiaodong, Zhang, Xiaosong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.05.2020

Ethereum, a blockchain, supports its own cryptocurrency named Ether and smart contracts. Although more than 8M smart contracts have been deployed on Ethereum, little is known about the characteristics of its users, smart contracts, and the relationships among them. We conduct the first systematic st...