Alter Ego: A Dedicated Blockchain Node For Analytics
Published in 26th International Workshop on Design, Optimization, Languages and Analytical Processing of Big Data, 2024
Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2015). "Paper Title Number 3." Journal 1. 1(3). https://ali-falahati.github.io/files/alt.pdf
Blockchains today generate huge amounts of transaction data that need efficient real-time analytics for various applications like detecting smart contract hacks, performing arbitrage on decentralized exchanges, or analyzing trending tokens. However, conventional blockchain nodes and specialized ETL-based analytics systems struggle with a tradeoff between pre-calculating query results and analytical flexibility. To address this, we present AlterEgo, a blockchain node designed specifically for analytics. It can process consensus-produced blocks while providing a robust analytics API. Our prototype supports efficient transactional and analytical processing without the limitations of ETL workflows. It offers a more reliable trust model and achieves significant performance improvements compared to existing solutions.
Recommended citation: Your Name, You. (2015). “Paper Title Number 3.” Journal 1. 1(3).