Consensus power, networking, governance, wealth, and transaction activity measure different aspects of decentralization. Every profiled chain can be evaluated along the same named dimensions, provided each dataset and its limitations are stated.
Key idea. Use several labeled measurements instead of turning one number into a verdict on the entire chain.
Example
A chart of block-production pool shares does not directly measure software-client diversity, infrastructure concentration, or who can update applications.
Keep in mind
- An address is not necessarily one person or independent organization.
- An ecosystem claim and an independently reproduced measurement need different labels.
- The shared library is educational context, not a current ranking of all chains.