We crawled the Monero P2P network and here's what we found:
- 16,454 reachable nodes
- 81.6% flagged as spy nodes
- 80%+ running on a single cloud provider (Spruce Creek)
Monero's transaction privacy is strong but its P2P layer tells a different story.
Full methodology and data in: bit.ly/40BzFgh
Mapping Monero's P2P network: 16,000 nodes, one dominant provider, and a lot of spy nodes.
ProbeLab
This is the first step towards a self-service tool that will give Ethereum node operators critical information about their node’s operational health and behaviour.
