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Ergo vs Ethereum
Predictable, Secure, and Truly Decentralized
No Reentrancy Attacks
eUTXO model eliminates entire classes of smart contract vulnerabilities that plague Ethereum
Predictable Fees
No gas price auctions or MEV extraction - fees are stable and predictable
True Decentralization
PoW consensus with GPU mining keeps the network accessible and censorship-resistant
Parallel Execution
UTXO-based transactions can be validated in parallel, improving throughput
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Ergo | Ethereum |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus | PoW (Autolykos v2, GPU-friendly) | PoS (Beacon/Gasper) |
| Launch & Distribution | Fair launch: No ICO, no premine, no VC | ICO + premine |
| State / Accounting Model | eUTXO (Programmable UTXO) | Account-based (global state) |
| Smart Contracts | ErgoScript + Sigma Protocols | Solidity/Vyper (EVM, Turing-complete) |
| L1 Privacy | Programmable privacy (Sigma Protocols) | None at L1 (transparent accounts) |
| Demurrage / Storage Rent | Storage rent on inactive boxes (~4+ years) | None (state grows indefinitely) |
| MEV Resistance | MEV-aware design (eUTXO + local ordering) | High MEV (sandwich attacks, frontrunning) |
| Fees & Finality | ~$0.01 fees; ~2 min blocks; stable PoW finality | High L1 fees; ~12s slots; ~15 min finality |
| Light Clients | NiPoPoWs (trustless, ~1MB proofs) | Light sync (requires trusted nodes) |
| Censorship Resistance | Strong (PoW, no validators to pressure) | Weaker (OFAC-compliant validators) |
| Native Assets | Native L1 tokens (no wrapper contracts) | ERC-20/721 contracts (wrapper) |
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Deep Dive
Security Model
Ethereum's account model with global mutable state has led to billions in losses from reentrancy attacks, flash loan exploits, and other vulnerabilities. Ergo's eUTXO model makes these attack vectors impossible by design - each UTXO is consumed atomically, eliminating shared state manipulation.
Ergo Advantage
No DAO hack, no reentrancy exploits possible. Security by design, not by careful coding.
Fee Economics
Ethereum's gas auction model leads to unpredictable fees, especially during network congestion. MEV extraction (sandwich attacks, frontrunning) further taxes users. Ergo's fee model is predictable, and its MEV-aware design with local transaction ordering minimizes extraction opportunities.
Ergo Advantage
Know your fees before you transact. No surprise gas spikes or MEV taxes.
Consensus & Decentralization
Ethereum's move to PoS concentrated power among large stakers and introduced new censorship vectors (OFAC compliance by validators). Ergo's PoW with GPU-friendly Autolykos keeps mining accessible and maintains stronger censorship resistance.
Ergo Advantage
True permissionless participation in consensus. No minimum stake, no validator cartels.
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