ethereum-ecosystem-map

This repository is dedicated to collect and display resources that contribute to an objective mapping or overview of the Ethereum ecosystem.

Background & Motivations

Sometimes, for both newcomers and seniors of the Ethereum community, it can be hard to keep track of the latest advances, as well as the latest conversations concerning research. At the same time, the community lacks access to a data-driven, objective mapping of the Ethereum ecosystem.

From the ECF's perspective, we wish to build automated or semi-automated tools that provide an objective overview of the state of the ecosystem, so community members can see in what layers, areas or tooling Ethereum is lacking.

For grant managers at the ECF, this overview can be helpful for prioritising research and development in those areas that are essential but less attractive, distribute funding in a balanced manner, and strive for diversity of projects vertically along the stack, and horizontally, in terms of implementations.

Taxonomy (V.0.2)

Taxonomies are an useful way of presenting information in a visual and concise manner. Nonetheless, they are not perfect, as there will always be projects or cases that do not fit limitedly to one layer, as well as others that fit at the same time in more than one layer. For illustration purposes, the following is one of the first iterations of a taxonomy of projects in the ethereum ecosystem.

Note that all the projects mentioned serve as examples only of each layer, by no means are these mentions any kind of endorsement.

Table of Contents

0. How to Contribute?
1. Hardware
2. Networking
3. Consensus
4. Scaling
5. Interoperability
6. Deterministic State Machines
7. Usability
8. Development Infrastructure
9. Development Tooling
10. Application Specific Protocols
11. Wallets & Account management
12. End User Applications
13. Off-Chain Utilities

How to Contribute?

Should you know of any projects that are not yet listed or suggest a correction, choose one of the following. Depending on the contributions, there best way of proceeding are:

• Error reporting: GitHub Issue, PRs
• Listing new project: GitHub Issue, PRs
• Making suggestions: GitHub Issue
• Questions: GitHub Issue

Either way, make sure you include the following information:

• Add a label: error for corrections, new project for additions
• Assign it to me @awasunyin, if this issue has not been dealt with within 7 natural days And, whenever applicable:
• Project name
• Project implementation language
• Project link to GitHub (must be open-source, if code is not ready, at least some documentation or specifications)
• Which layer? See taxonomy figure.

Create a Pull Request

Should you want to make the changes directly, make sure you include the additional information:

• Brief description of what changes have been made and why, you can include more than one label

Editing .csv files directly

Currently, I compile the names of projects and their information in csv files, which you can find under /data/*.csv. After some time, I convert the .csv files into markdown tables and add them to the README.md.

Note: GitHub offers this user-friendly .csv viewer. For changes the .csv, open a PR.

Hardware

Project	Language (if applicable)	Link
CPU Miner	C++	https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Mining
GPU Miner	?	https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Mining

Networking

Project	Language	Link
ÐΞVp2p	?	https://github.com/ethereum/devp2p/blob/master/discv4.md

Consensus

Project	Language	Link
Casper (PoS)	?	https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Casper-Proof-of-Stake-compendium
Casper CBC	?	-
Sharding	?	https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Sharding-introduction-R&D-compendium

Scaling

Project	Language	Link
Plasma Cash	Python	https://github.com/omisego/plasma-cash
FourthState Labs Plasma	Go	https://github.com/FourthState/plasma-mvp-sidechain
BANKEX	JavaScript	https://github.com/BankEx
Truebit	C++	https://github.com/mrsmkl/truebit-plasma
Voltaire Labs Plasma	JavaScript	https://github.com/voltairelabs/plasma
Ethereum Plasma	JavaScript	https://github.com/ethereum-plasma/plasma
Parsec Labs	JavaScript	https://github.com/parsec-labs/plasma-contracts
Lucidity Plasma	Solidity	https://github.com/luciditytech/lucidity-plasma
Ethereum Plasma	JavaScript	https://github.com/ethereum-plasma/plasma
Sharding	?	https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Sharding-introduction-R&D-compendium
Prysmatic Labs (Geth Sharding)	Go	https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/geth-sharding
Ethereum Sharding	Python/Vyper	https://github.com/ethereum/sharding

Interoperability

Project	Language	Link

Deterministic State Machines

Project	Language	Link
EVM	go	https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
py-EVM	python	https://github.com/pipermerriam/py-evm
EthereumJ	java	https://github.com/ethereum/ethereumj
SputnikVM	rust	https://github.com/ethereumproject/sputnikvm
K Framework	K framework	https://github.com/kframework/evm-semantics
hevm	haskell	https://github.com/dapphub/hevm
Burrow	go	https://github.com/hyperledger/burrow
Ethereumjs-VM	Javascript	https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm
sputter	clojure	https://github.com/nervous-systems/sputter
eWASM kernel	Javascript	https://github.com/ewasm/ewasm-kernel

Usability

Project	Language	Link
Geth	go	https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Parity	rust	https://github.com/paritytech/parity
cpp-ethereum	c++	https://github.com/ethereum/cpp-ethereum
py-evm	python	https://github.com/ethereum/py-evm
ethereumjs-vm	javascript	https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-vm

Development Infrastructure

Project	Link
Etherscan	https://etherscan.io/
Infura	https://infura.io/
Supermax	https://www.supermax.cool/

Development Tooling

Project	Language	Link
Web3.js	Javascript	https://github.com/ethereum/web3.js/
Ethers.js	Javascript	https://github.com/ethers-io/ethers.js/
Truffle	Javascript	http://truffleframework.com/
Remix IDE	?	https://remix.ethereum.org/
0x.js	Typescript	https://0xproject.com/docs/0xjs
ganache	Javascript	https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache-cli
GitPivot	Solidity	https://github.com/status-im/gitpivot
Solium Linter	Javascript	https://github.com/duaraghav8/Solium
Solidity	Solidity	https://github.com/ethereum/solidity
Flint	Flint	https://github.com/franklinsch/flint
Vyper	Vyper/Python	https://github.com/ethereum/vyper
Gnarly	Typescript	https://github.com/XLNT/gnarly

Application Specific Protocols

Project	Language	Link
0x	TypeScript	https://github.com/0xProject/0x-monorepo
Livepeer	Go	https://github.com/livepeer/go-livepeer

Wallets and Account Management

Project	Link
MyCrypto	https://mycrypto.com/
TrustWallet	https://trustwalletapp.com/
Vault	https://vault.io/
Balance	https://balance.io/

End User Applications

Project	Language	Link

Off-Chain Utilities

Project	Language	Link

Frequently Visited Sources

• Ethereum Wiki: https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki
• ETH Research: https://ethresear.ch/latest