Harnessing Tullock Contests and Signaling Games: A Novel Weight Assignment Strategy for Ethereum 2.0

IF 6.3 Q1 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society Pub Date : 2024-09-06 DOI:10.1109/OJCOMS.2024.3455769

Daniel Mawunyo Doe;Jing Li;Dusit Niyato;Yuqing Hu;Jun Li;Zhen Gao;Xiao-Ping Zhang;Zhu Han

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Abstract

In this paper, we address key challenges in Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains, with a particular focus on Ethereum 2.0. We introduce an innovative mechanism that combines Tullock contests and signaling games to optimize weight assignments based on security deposits from heterogeneous nodes. While Tullock contests motivate participants to allocate resources for potential rewards, signaling games enable efficient information transfer, thereby enriching decision-making. This approach enhances network security, efficiency, and resilience by incentivizing resource investment and facilitating effective information exchange. Our framework significantly outperforms existing methods, achieving a 45.43% increase in blockchain utility and a 47.92% rise in node utility. Additionally, it yields marked improvements in user participation rates (26.89 − 32.21%) and service coverage (24 − 29.54%), and also proves to be resilient against attacks from selfish nodes.

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利用塔洛克竞赛和信号游戏：以太坊 2.0 的新型权重分配策略

在本文中，我们讨论了权益证明（PoS）区块链中的关键挑战，尤其关注以太坊 2.0。我们引入了一种创新机制，该机制结合了塔洛克竞赛和信号博弈，可根据异构节点的安全保证金优化权重分配。塔洛克竞赛激励参与者为潜在奖励分配资源，而信号博弈则实现了高效的信息传递，从而丰富了决策过程。这种方法通过激励资源投资和促进有效的信息交流，增强了网络的安全性、效率和弹性。我们的框架明显优于现有方法，区块链效用提高了 45.43%，节点效用提高了 47.92%。此外，它还明显改善了用户参与率（26.89 - 32.21%）和服务覆盖率（24 - 29.54%），并证明了它对自私节点攻击的抵御能力。

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IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society Multiple-

CiteScore

13.70

自引率

3.80%

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审稿时长

10 weeks

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