On Fairness Concerns in the Blockchain Ecosystem: Transaction transparency

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Abstract/Zusammenfassung

Publications

Acknowledgements

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction

   1.1 Overview of thesis contributions

   1.2 Thesis outline

CHAPTER 2: BACKGROUND

2.1 Blockchains & smart contracts

2.2 Transaction prioritization norms

2.3 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency

2.4 Decentralized governance

2.5 Blockchain Scalability with Layer 2.0 Solutions

CHAPTER 3. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION NORMS

3. Transaction Prioritization Norms

   3.1 Methodology

   3.2 Analyzing norm adherence

   3.3 Investigating norm violations

   3.4 Dark-fee transactions

   3.5 Concluding remarks

CHAPTER 4. TRANSACTION PRIORITIZATION AND CONTENTION TRANSPARENCY

4. Transaction Prioritization and Contention Transparency

   4.1 Methodology

   4.2 On contention transparency

   4.3 On prioritization transparency

   4.4 Concluding remarks

CHAPTER 5. DECENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE

5. Decentralized Governance

   5.1 Methodology

   5.2 Attacks on governance

   5.3 Compound’s governance

   5.4 Concluding remarks

CHAPTER 6. RELATED WORK

6.1 Transaction prioritization norms

6.2 Transaction prioritization and contention transparency

6.3 Decentralized governance

CHAPTER 7. DISCUSSION, LIMITATIONS & FUTURE WORK

7.1 Transaction ordering

7.2 Transaction transparency

7.3 Voting power distribution to amend smart contracts

Conclusion

Appendices

APPENDIX A: Additional Analysis of Transactions Prioritization Norms

APPENDIX B: Additional analysis of transactions prioritization and contention transparency

APPENDIX C: Additional Analysis of Distribution of Voting Power

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