Token Composition: A Graph Based on EVM Logs

【Author】 Harrigan, Martin; Lloyd, Thomas; O'Broin, Daire

【Source】2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OMNI-LAYER INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, COINS 2024

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【Abstract】Tokens have proliferated across blockchains in terms of number, market capitalisation and utility. Some tokens are tokenised versions of existing tokens - known variously as wrapped tokens, fractional tokens, or shares. The repeated application of this process creates matryoshkian tokens of arbitrary depth. We perform an empirical analysis of token composition on the Ethereum blockchain. We introduce a graph that represents the tokenisation of tokens by other tokens, and we show that the graph contains non-trivial topological structure. We relate properties of the graph, e.g., connected components and cyclic structure, to the tokenisation process. For example, we identify the longest directed path and its corresponding sequence of tokens, and we visualise the connected components relating to a stablecoin and an NFT protocol. Our goal is to explore and visualise what has been wrought with tokens, rather than add yet another brick to the edifice.

【Keywords】blockchain; wrapped tokens; graph analysis

【发表时间】2024

【收录时间】2024-10-21

【文献类型】案例研究

【主题类别】

区块链治理-元分析-代币经济学