Crypto Decentralization Dashboard

[Harang Ju](https://harangju.com/), [Ehsav Valavi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ehsan-valavi-7b534110/), [Madhav Kumar](https://madhavkumar.com/), [Sinan Aral](https://sinanaral.io/) This dashboard monitors the decentralization of crypto subsystems over time described in the paper
"Are Crypto Ecosystems (De)centralizing? A Framework for Longitudinal Analysis". This dashboard tracks the decentralization of seven major crypto ecosystems (Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, Tron, TON, Ronin) across five subsystems: Consensus, Development, Exchanges, DeFi, and NFT Marketplaces.

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#### What This Dashboard Shows It tracks the decentralization of seven major crypto ecosystems (Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, Tron, TON, Ronin) across five subsystems: Consensus, Development, Exchanges, DeFi, and NFT Marketplaces. The dashboard displays key metrics over time: * Number of Entities: The count of active participants (e.g., validators, developers, exchanges) in each subsystem. * Shannon Entropy: Measures how evenly control or contributions are distributed, with higher entropy indicating greater decentralization. * Nakamoto Coefficient: The minimum number of entities needed to control 51% of a subsystem, highlighting vulnerability to centralization. * Gini Coefficient: Assesses inequality in contributions, where lower values suggest more even distribution. * Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI): Measures market concentration, with lower values indicating less centralization. #### Why This Matters Decentralization is the core of crypto’s promise, ensuring resilience, trustlessness, and protection against attacks or failures. By tracking these metrics, the dashboard reveals whether crypto ecosystems are staying true to this promise or trending toward centralization, which can increase risks like hacks or collusion. It provides critical insights for researchers, policymakers, and users to foster robust, equitable digital economies. #### How To Use To run the dashboard, select a subsystem and click Run ↗️.