Exploring Ethereum’s Client Ecosystem

Exploring Ethereum’s Client Ecosystem

An analysis of Client Diversity based on a survey conducted in Q1 2023

Report – https://medium.com/ethereum-cat-herders/exploring-ethereums-client-ecosystem-afc9affa84dd

Summary

• Ethereum node(s) running
• Client Diversity
• Number of client nodes and EL-CL combinations on the Mainnet
• How important is it for you to run a minority client on the network? Why?
• What impacts the selection of clients?
• Switch clients?
• What would encourage you to run a different client than the one you are running currently — the missing element?
• What features (that currently don’t exist) would you like to see an EL/CL client implement?
• Client interaction frequency?
• What do users think of their clients?
• What can be done to increase client diversity?