Sharding: Economics
Isfahan University of Technology
Analyze the Nash equilibria in an$ Nplayer static game model of the sharding protocol.
Show that depending on the reward sharing approach employed, processors can potentially increase their payoff by unilaterally behaving in a defective fashion, thus resulting in a social dilemma.
Solution: An incentive-compatible reward sharing mechanism
Two-phase bargaining game model for sharded blockchains
Provide an axiom-based strategic solution for the shard-based consensus problem while dynamically responding to the current blockchain network conditions.