What are Edges?

In MetaSleuth, edges represent the relationships between the connected nodes (addresses). Currently, there are three types of relationships displayed:

• Standard Asset Transfer: The most common relationship type, indicating the flow of assets between two addresses.

• Contract Creation Relationship: Represents the relationship between a contract creator and the created contract, labeled as 'Contract Creation'.

• Cross-Chain Asset Transfer: This relationship indicates fund interactions between a standard address node and a cross-chain bridge node, typically suggesting that the funds have been transferred across chains. Users can further explore the source and destination of the funds using the InterChain Tracer feature.

In the example provided below, we can simultaneously observe these three types of relationships.

Next, let's examine the information contained in a standard asset transfer edge.

In the example below, the edge from the node Euler Finance Exploiter 2 (0xb66cd) to KyberSwap Exploiter (0x50275e) indicates that Euler Finance Exploiter 2 sent 0.110 Ether to KyberSwap Exploiter.

Please note that MetaSleuth consolidates asset transfers of the same direction and type between two addresses into a single edge. Therefore, an edge does not represent a single transaction.

To see more details about an edge, click on it to open the Edge panel, then select Detail to view all transaction information.

In the transaction list, you can see that the Euler Finance Exploiter 2 has made two transactions, transferring a total of 0.111 Ether to the KyberSwap Exploiter.

Edge Colors

Edges are typically gray by default, but to help distinguish different asset transfers, MetaSleuth uses the primary color of the major tokens' icons from each chain as the edge color. This aids users in better understanding the asset flows.

Users can modify edge colors in two ways:

• Change the Color of a Single Edge: Click the canvas icon on the edge.
• Change Color for All Edges of a Token: To modify the color of all edges representing a specific token, go to the Token Filters panel in the top left corner. Click the color circle next to the token you wish to change. After selecting your desired color, all edges associated with that asset will update to the new color.

Edge Labels

Edge labels consist of three parts:

1. Index: All edges are sorted by the displayed time, with a smaller index indicating an earlier occurrence.

2. Time: The earliest timestamp of all transactions included in the edge (the time of the earliest transaction).

3. Transfer Amount: The total amount of asset transfers represented by the edge (for the selected transactions displayed on the canvas), along with the token symbol.