# On the Ethereum Blockchain Structure: a Complex Networks Theory Perspective

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.11808 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1908.11808/

## Key facts

- Cited by 4 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 29 Aug 2019.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

In this paper, we analyze the Ethereum blockchain using the complex networks modeling framework. Accounts acting on the blockchain are represented as nodes, while the interactions among these accounts, recorded on the blockchain, are treated as links in the network. Using this representation, it is possible to derive interesting mathematical characteristics that improve the understanding of the actual interactions happening in the blockchain. Not only, by looking at the history of the blockchain, it is possible to verify if radical changes in the blockchain evolution happened.