research/economic_analysis/censorship_sim.py

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# Total ETH supply
total_supply = 10**8
# Returns to online validators, based on perceived fraction online
def R(p):
return p**1.53
# Returns to offline validators, based on perceived fraction online
def P(p):
return 0
# What interest rate are `deposits` ETH worth of validators willing to accept?
def demand_curve(deposits):
return deposits / total_supply / 10
# Given a total deposit size, and a fraction online, compute the interest
# paid to each online and offline validator
def get_rewards(deposits, p_online):
# Total txfees
fees = 50000
# Portion of fees that get "reclaimed" by the protocol
reclaimed = 0.5
# The un-reclaimed fees, which are necessarily distributed among
# the online validators
uncontrolled_reward = fees * (1 - reclaimed) / deposits / p_online
# The reclaimed fees, minus a portion that gets held back based on
# the portion of ETH holders staking
max_controlled_rewards = fees * reclaimed * \
(deposits / total_supply) ** 0.8
# In the best possible case (100% online), everyone gets R(1) interest.
# Rescale interest based on this.
controlled_rewards_multiplier = max_controlled_rewards / deposits / R(1)
# Return computed interest
return uncontrolled_reward + controlled_rewards_multiplier * R(p_online), \
controlled_rewards_multiplier * P(p_online)
# Total deposits in the validator set
deposits = 1000000
# Find the pre-attack equilibrium
for i in range(100):
interest, _ = get_rewards(deposits, 1)
if interest < demand_curve(deposits):
deposits -= 10000
else:
deposits += 10000
attacker = deposits * 0.501
print('Baseline total deposits:', deposits)
print('Baseline interest:', get_rewards(deposits, 1)[0])
print('Baseline attacker revenue:', get_rewards(deposits, 1)[0] * attacker)
print('Baseline victim revenue:', get_rewards(deposits, 1)[0] * (deposits - attacker))
# Start the attack. Find the post-attack equilibrium.
for i in range(1000):
attacker_share = attacker / deposits
atk_interest, vic_interest = get_rewards(deposits, attacker_share)
if vic_interest < demand_curve(deposits):
deposits -= min(10000, deposits - attacker)
else:
deposits += 10000
print('New total deposits:', deposits)
print('Attacker share:', attacker_share)
print('Victim interest:', vic_interest)
print('Attacker interest:', atk_interest)
print('Attacker revenue:', atk_interest * attacker)
print('Possible non-attacking revenue:', get_rewards(deposits, 1)[0])