On-Chain Metrics
Decentralization

Decentralization Metrics

Blockchains rely on decentralization to maintain long-term resilience and security. By distributing block-production and block records across a wide network of nodes, decentralization prevents single points of failure that can compromise the system.

Decentralization Index

Comparison of Cardano's decentralization with other blockchains.

Minimum Attack Vector (MAV)

MAV examines how many stake pools would need to be compromised for an attacker to gain a majority of the block production of the network (51% attack). This metric is also known as Nakamoto Coefficient.

Geographic Node Distribution

Geographic node distribution refers to the global placement of nodes. High distribution improves resiliancy because some nodes are likely to remain operating at any time.