An Empirical Study of Proxy Contracts at the Ethereum Ecosystem Scale

• Published in: Proceedings / International Conference on Software Engineering pp. 2996 - 3008
• Main Authors: Zhang, Mengya, Shukla, Preksha, Zhang, Wuqi, Zhang, Zhuo, Agrawal, Pranav, Lin, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Xiangyu, Zhang, Xiaokuan
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 26.04.2025
• Subjects: Blockchains; Codes; Computer bugs; development; Ecosystems; ethereum; Extensibility; Logic; proxy pattern; smart contract; Smart contracts; Software engineering; Systematics; Taxonomy

The proxy design pattern separates data and code in smart contracts into proxy and logic contracts. Data resides in proxy contracts, while code is sourced from logic contracts. This pattern allows for flexible smart contract development, enabling upgradeability, extensibility, and code reuse. Despit...