Octan Network, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Email: scott@scottonchain.xyz (S.K.I.)
Manuscript received November 30, 2023; accepted December 6, 2023; published December 13, 2023.
Abstract—Motivated by the need for a credibly neutral reputation mechanism on the blockchain, we study Pagerank and other properties of two Ethereum addresses, considering one address as trustworthy and the other as problematic. We show that an unmodified Pagerank algorithm does not distinguish these cases, while asserting that Pagerank is nonetheless an important starting point for such a mechanism. We give several directions for extending or modifying the mechanism to cover such cases.
Keywords—credible neutrality, blockchain reputation, algorithmic reputation, ranking
Cite: Scott K. Imig, "Reputation and Pagerank on the Ethereum Blockchain: Technical Report," International Journal of Blockchain Technologies and Applications vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 89-94, 2023.
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