The Writing is on the Wall: Analyzing the Boom of Inscriptions and its Impact on EVM-compatible Blockchains

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Autori principali: Messias, Johnnatan, Gogol, Krzysztof, Silva, Maria Inês, Livshits, Benjamin
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Messias, Johnnatan
Gogol, Krzysztof
Silva, Maria Inês
Livshits, Benjamin
author_facet Messias, Johnnatan
Gogol, Krzysztof
Silva, Maria Inês
Livshits, Benjamin
contents This paper examines inscription-related transactions on Ethereum and major EVM-compatible rollups, assessing their impact on scalability during transaction surges. Our results show that, on certain days, inscriptions accounted for nearly 90% of transactions on Arbitrum and ZKsync Era, while 53% on Ethereum, with 99% of these inscriptions involving meme coin minting. Furthermore, we show that ZKsync and Arbitrum saw lower median gas fees during these surges. ZKsync Era, a ZK-rollup, showed a greater fee reduction than the optimistic rollups studied -- Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism.
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spellingShingle The Writing is on the Wall: Analyzing the Boom of Inscriptions and its Impact on EVM-compatible Blockchains
Messias, Johnnatan
Gogol, Krzysztof
Silva, Maria Inês
Livshits, Benjamin
Cryptography and Security
This paper examines inscription-related transactions on Ethereum and major EVM-compatible rollups, assessing their impact on scalability during transaction surges. Our results show that, on certain days, inscriptions accounted for nearly 90% of transactions on Arbitrum and ZKsync Era, while 53% on Ethereum, with 99% of these inscriptions involving meme coin minting. Furthermore, we show that ZKsync and Arbitrum saw lower median gas fees during these surges. ZKsync Era, a ZK-rollup, showed a greater fee reduction than the optimistic rollups studied -- Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism.
title The Writing is on the Wall: Analyzing the Boom of Inscriptions and its Impact on EVM-compatible Blockchains
topic Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15288