Summary of Scam Detection For Ethereum Smart Contracts: Leveraging Graph Representation Learning For Secure Blockchain, by Yihong Jin et al.
Scam Detection for Ethereum Smart Contracts: Leveraging Graph Representation Learning for Secure Blockchain
by Yihong Jin, Ze Yang, Xinhe Xu
First submitted to arxiv on: 16 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Cryptography and Security (cs.CR); Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC); Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper proposes a novel approach to detect fraudulent transactions on Ethereum smart contracts using graphical representation learning technology. The current anti-fraud detection techniques, including code parsing or manual feature extraction, are limited by their shortcomings. The authors represent Ethereum transaction data as graphs and apply advanced machine learning (ML) techniques to obtain reliable and accurate results. To address the sample imbalance issue, the authors employed SMOTE-ENN and tested several models, finding that MLP performed better than GCN in certain scenarios. This research paves the way for improved trust and security in the Ethereum ecosystem. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps keep Ethereum safe by finding bad transactions using special computer learning. Right now, people are trying to stop fake transactions, but it’s not working very well. The problem is that current methods can’t handle all the different types of transactions on Ethereum. So, the authors came up with a new idea: they turn transaction data into pictures (called graphs) and then use really good computer algorithms to find the bad ones. This makes it easier to spot fake transactions and keep people’s money safe. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Feature extraction » Gcn » Machine learning » Parsing » Representation learning
