pintail’s notes
Pintail’s Notes
Posts
Since the Merge: How Are Things Changing?
Analysis of 6 weeks of post-merge on-chain data: validator returns, block building trends, and the rise of MEV-boost.
30 October 2022
Post-Merge MEV: Modelling Validator Returns
A look at the impact of execution layer fees (MEV) on Ethereum validator economics post-merge, modelling the full distribution of validator returns.
9 September 2022
Has EIP-1559 Fulfilled Its Objectives?
Evaluating EIP-1559 against its stated goals: did it reduce overpayment and improve transaction inclusion speed?
22 December 2021
Modelling the Impact of Altair
Analysis of how the Altair beacon chain fork changes validator reward structures, including increased variability from sync committees and harsher penalties for delayed attestations.
14 September 2021
Validator Rewards in Practice
Comparing modelled beacon chain validator rewards against real mainnet data, analysing attestation efficiency and proposal performance.
24 June 2021
Beacon Chain Validator Rewards
How much can Ethereum validators earn? A model of beacon chain rewards covering base rewards, block proposal variability, and the impact of imperfect participation.
7 April 2021
The Medalla Data Challenge: TL;DR
Key findings from analysis of the Medalla Ethereum testnet data challenge.
20 October 2020
Comparing Eth2 Clients on the Medalla Network
Comparing the performance of Prysm, Lighthouse, Teku, Nimbus and Lodestar on the Medalla testnet.
20 October 2020
The Medalla Network Under Stress
Analysis of network health metrics from the Medalla testnet, including attestation effectiveness and anomaly detection.
20 October 2020
Medalla Participation Rates: A Validator Taxonomy
Analysis of Medalla testnet validator participation rates, introducing a taxonomy of validator behaviour.
20 October 2020
Data Pre-processing for the Medalla Data Challenge
Data pre-processing steps for an entry to the Ethereum Medalla Data Challenge, covering canonical block identification and attestation decoding.
20 October 2020
Ethereum Fee Market Reform: EIP-1559 as a Question of Fairness
Examining EIP-1559’s fee burn mechanism through the lens of fairness.
26 August 2020
Understanding Uniswap Returns
A deep dive into how Uniswap returns are calculated for liquidity providers.
14 February 2019
Uniswap: A Good Deal for Liquidity Providers?
An analysis of Uniswap’s liquidity provider returns.
12 January 2019
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