Example: a theory of why validator sets concentrate on public blockchains

How this study was produced: every step of the run with the file it wrote, and everything the run used, pinned to the exact version. The address of this page is derived from its content: if anything below changed, the address would change.

Example dossierOpen the study

Dossiersha256:df21c86c698acd79c31699561ea50a120f8b7c8bb7207b08bc1b71ec4d995a8a

Dossier as JSON

Run settings

E2ER: example
Template: theory-building
AI backend: n/a
Models: n/a

Input data

SHA-256 of the data files, as recorded in the study's provenance.

none recorded

Workflow (8 steps)

The run in order, from the run's own record. Each specialist step shows the model and the file it wrote; the fingerprint is the SHA-256 of that file in the exported folder. Checks that stopped a step are listed where they happened. This is an example: the steps and files are invented.

Initial

evaluator notes/evaluator.md (example)
distributed systems notes/distributed_systems.md (example)
ecology notes/ecology.md (example)
network economics notes/network_economics.md (example)
platform economics notes/platform_economics.md (example)
regulatory theory notes/regulatory_theory.md (example)
statistical mechanics notes/statistical_mechanics.md (example)
synthesizer notes/synthesizer.md (example)

What it was built with (9)

Each part with its authors and the version used. E2ER parts are pinned by git's content hash of their file at the commit above; follow a link to read that exact version.

Templates (1)

Template	By	Pinned version
Theory construction (E2ET theory lab)	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 ca0b9d5009ac

Specialists (8)

Specialist	By	Pinned version
evaluator	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 ea5b2da3a8a3
Distributed Systems	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 56d919287d1d
Ecology	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 f3228efe66cf
Network Economics	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 d13b6ac2fcea
Platform Economics	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 2cf8580b3349
Regulatory Theory	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 fea6a706e1af
Statistical Mechanics	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 144149a9ef7e
synthesizer	E2ET contributors	example · sha256 a3faffec6d9c

Cite E2ER with this dossier

A paper produced with E2ER gives one reference for E2ER: this dossier. It credits everyone listed above.

@misc{e2er-df21c86c698acd79,
  title        = {E2ER dossier for "Example: a theory of why validator sets concentrate on public blockchains"},
  author       = {{E2ER}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://e2er.org/d/df21c86c698acd79}},
  note         = {Workflow, templates, specialists, skills, connectors and models used, pinned by content hash. Dossier sha256:df21c86c698acd79c31699561ea50a120f8b7c8bb7207b08bc1b71ec4d995a8a}
}