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awesome-ethereum-diagrams
"A picture tells a thousand words." A curated list of useful diagrams with links to original sources. Diagrams help me grasp complex ethereum concepts related to L1, L2, and Defi. Contributions and feedback are welcome.
- L1
- L2
- Oracles
- Frameworks
- DeFi and DAO tekenomics
- Governance
- NFT platforms
- Decentralized Identity
- Social Networking
- Other blockchain technologies
L1
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/block.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Merkle Patricia Trie in Ethereum - every block header stores roots of three trie structures: stateRoot, transactionRoot, receiptsRoot |
| <img src="./images/trilemma.png" width="200" height="100"> | The Scalability Trilemma |
| <img src="./images/eth_roadmap.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum roadmap: merge, surge, srourge, verge, purge, splurge |
| <img src="./images/eth_proof_of_work_chain.png" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum proof of work chain |
| <img src="./images/sharding.png" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum sharding |
| <img src="./images/casper.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Casper FFG in Ethereum 2.0 |
| <img src="./images/epoch.gif" width="200" height="100"> | Epochs and slots in Ethereum 2.0 |
| <img src="./images/evm-architecture.png" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum EVM architecture |
| <img src="./images/eth-roadmap-202203.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum roadmap status as of 3/15/2022 |
| <img src="./images/erigon.png" width="200" height="100"> | The erigon ethereum client |
| <img src="./images/EL_CL.png" width="200" height="100"> | Execution/Concencus client pairs |
| <img src="./images/engineAPI.png" width="200" height="100"> | POS Execution/Concencus layer interop |
| <img src="./images/evmstorage.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | EVM storage structure |
| <img src="./images/state-trie.png" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum state trie |
| <img src="./images/eth-mechanism.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum blockchain mechanism |
| <img src="./images/charon.png" width="200" height="100"> | Distributed Ethereum validator |
| <img src="./images/mev-boost.webp" width="200" height="100"> | MEV Boost |
| <img src="./images/attestation_schematic.png" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum block attenstations |
L2
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/layer2s.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Layer 2 solutions |
| <img src="./images/optimism.png" width="200" height="100"> | Optimism high level architecture |
| <img src="./images/zkSync.png" width="200" height="100"> | ZKSync high level architecture |
| <img src="./images/starknet_roadmap.png" width="200" height="100"> | StarkNet high level roadmap |
| <img src="./images/connext.png" width="200" height="100"> | Connext is the interoperability protocol of L2 Ethereum |
| <img src="./images/celestia.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Celestium as the data availability layer |
| <img src="./images/celestia.png" width="200" height="100"> | Celestia - modular blockchain |
| <img src="./images/Beacon-Chain-RANDAO.png" width="200" height="100"> | RANDAO selects proposers for each slot, and shuffles validators to committees |
| <img src="./images/arbitrum.png" width="200" height="100"> | Arbitrum high level architecture |
| <img src="./images/arbitrum_trx_paths.png" width="200" height="100"> | Arbitrum transaction paths |
| <img src="./images/polygon2.png" width="200" height="100"> | Polygon architecture |
| <img src="./images/polygon-edge.png" width="200" height="100"> | Polygon edge |
| <img src="./images/chain-and-state-diagram-full.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Ethereum scaling solutions |
| <img src="./images/zkEvm.png" width="200" height="100"> | Polygon zkEvm |
| <img src="./images/arbnitro.png" width="200" height="100"> | Arbitrum Nitro |
| <img src="./images/arbnitroarchitecture.png" width="200" height="100"> | Arbitrum Nitro Code Design |
Oracles
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/uma_oracle.png" width="200" height="100"> | UMA's DVM Oracle |
| <img src="./images/chainlink.png" width="200" height="100"> | Chainlink Oracle |
| <img src="./images/proof_of_reserves.png" width="200" height="100"> | Chainlink Proof Of Reserves |
Frameworks
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/dsproxy.png" width="200" height="100"> | DS Proxy |
| <img src="./images/proxy.webp" width="200" height="100"> | Unstructured Storage Proxy |
DeFi and DAO tokenomics
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/uniswap_const_prod_func.png" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap Constant Product Function: x * y = k |
| <img src="./images/uniswap.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap |
| <img src="./images/uniswap_liq_provider.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap Liquidity Provider |
| <img src="./images/uniswap_trader.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap Trader |
| <img src="./images/uni_dai_to_usdc_swap_v1.png" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap DAI to USDC swap v1 |
| <img src="./images/uni_dai_usdc_swap_v2.png" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap DAI to USDC swap v2 |
| <img src="./images/uni_twap_price.png" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap stored TWAP price |
| <img src="./images/uni_price_from_twap.png" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap price from TWAP |
| <img src="./images/uni_flash_swaps.png" width="200" height="100"> | Uniswap flash swap |
| <img src="./images/curve.png" width="200" height="100"> | Curve Finance |
| <img src="./images/aave.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Aave |
| <img src="./images/maker.png" width="200" height="100"> | Maker protocol smart contract modules system |
| <img src="./images/tokemak.png" width="200" height="100"> | Tokemak reactor structure |
| <img src="./images/fei_pcv_reweights.png" width="200" height="100"> | FEI pcv reweights |
| <img src="./images/fei_bonding_curve.png" width="200" height="100"> | FEI bonding curve |
| <img src="./images/fei_arbitrage.png" width="200" height="100"> | FEI arbitrage |
| <img src="./images/fei_incentivised_exchange.png" width="200" height="100"> | FEI incentivized exchange |
| <img src="./images/fei_peg_dynamics.png" width="200" height="100"> | FEI peg dynamics |
| <img src="./images/yearn_v2_technical.jpg" width="200" height="100"> | Yearn v2 architecture |
| <img src="./images/ondo_fei_laas.png" width="200" height="100"> | Liquidity as a service with ondo and fei |
| <img src="./images/lido.png" width="200" height="100"> | Lido staking |
| <img src="./images/alchemix.png" width="200" height="100"> | Alchemix: self repaying loans |
| <img src="./images/tracer.png" width="200" height="100"> | Tracer DAO: Factory contracts for derivative markets |
| <img src="./images/yearn-ecosystem.png" width="200" height="100"> | Yearn DeFi ecosystem map |
| <img src="./images/chainlink-keepers.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Chainlink keepers |
| <img src="./images/chainlink-keeper-alchemix.png" width="200" height="100"> | Chainlink keepers - Alchemix |
| <img src="./images/tokemak-high-level.png" width="200" height="100"> | Tokemak benefits |
| <img src="./images/aave-contracts.png" width="200" height="100"> | Aave contracts overview |
| <img src="./images/dopex.png" width="200" height="100"> | DeFi options: Dopex options flow |
| <img src="./images/klima.png" width="200" height="100"> | Tokenomics of bringing carbon on-chain and using it to back KLIMA |
| <img src="./images/aladdin_concentrator.png" width="200" height="100"> | Aladdin Concentrator for maximazing curve LP rewards |
| <img src="./images/gysr.png" width="200" height="100"> | GYSR liquidity mining reward mechanism |
| <img src="./images/gelato.png" width="200" height="100"> | G-UNI Uniswap v3 liquidity management system with no code |
| <img src="./images/Frax_tokenomics.png" width="200" height="100"> | FRAX Tokenomics |
| <img src="./images/alchemix_elixir.png" width="200" height="100"> | Alchemix Elixir |
| <img src="./images/liquid_lockers.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | StakeDAO - Liquid lockers |
| <img src="./images/lyra.png" width="200" height="100"> | Lyra options AMM |
| <img src="./images/voltz_architecture.png" width="200" height="100"> | Voltz IRS |
| <img src="./images/starknet_dai_bridge.png" width="200" height="100"> | StarkNet Dai Bridge |
| <img src="./images/batch_auctions.png" width="200" height="100"> | COW Protocol / Batch Auctions |
| <img src="./images/truebitTok.png" width="200" height="100"> | Truebit Tokenomics |
| <img src="./images/GEB_overview.svg" width="200" height="100"> | GEB framework for stable coins |
| <img src="./images/barnbridgev2.png" width="200" height="100"> | BarnBridge v2 fixed yield |
Governance
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/aragon.png" width="200" height="100"> | Building DAOs with Aragon |
NFT platforms
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/spore-overview.png" width="200" height="100"> | Spore Ecosystem |
Decentralized identity
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/ens_registry.png" width="200" height="100"> | ENS Registry |
| <img src="./images/ens_flow.png" width="200" height="100"> | ENS resolution flow |
Social networking
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/collectives.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Collectives by Syndicate |
Other blockchain technologies
| Diagram | Source |
|---|---|
| <img src="./images/terra_luna.png" width="200" height="100"> | Terra / Luna Tokenomics |
| <img src="./images/avalanche_consensus.png" width="200" height="100"> | Avalanche Consensus |
| <img src="./images/layerzero.png" width="200" height="100"> | LayerZero |
| <img src="./images/Uploaded_from_Sign_in_with_Ethereum.png" width="200" height="100"> | Spruce/Sign-in with Ethereum |
| <img src="./images/polygon_id.jpeg" width="200" height="100"> | Polygon ID |
| <img src="./images/livepeer.png" width="200" height="100"> | Livepeer |
| <img src="./images/livepeerstream.png" width="200" height="100"> | Livepeer Live Streaming |
| <img src="./images/truebit.png" width="200" height="100"> | Truebit-offchain scaling and verification |
| <img src="./images/livepeer-truebit.png" width="200" height="100"> | Livepeer Truebit verification |