The infrastructure beneath digital platforms, measured.
Every platform on the internet — from crypto protocols to AI products to SaaS — runs on a small set of DNS providers, CDNs, registrars, and hosting stacks. Most platforms don't measure it. DatumLine does. First benchmark: crypto DEX infrastructure across 227 protocols and 1,209 assets.
Crypto DEX infrastructure is heavily concentrated
The sector shows extreme provider concentration across every infrastructure layer. These patterns are not unique to crypto — they are a measurable property of how the modern web is assembled.
n = 227 protocols · 1,209 assets · Three-source merge: DefiLlama + CoinGecko + CMC · TVL ≥ $1M filter · Root-domain deduplicated · Passive observation only
A growing library of infrastructure benchmarks
Each benchmark covers a sector of the modern internet — same methodology, different domain. Crypto is the entry point. The platform is built to expand.
Crypto DEX Infrastructure
Concentration, operational security, decentralized access, and provider dependence across 227 DEX interfaces. 1,209 assets measured.
Crypto Exchange Infrastructure
CEX-facing web infrastructure — account portals, support surfaces, and operational dependency mapping across major exchanges.
AI Platform Infrastructure
Model providers and developer platforms viewed through DNS, hosting, edge delivery, and software dependency layers.
SaaS Infrastructure Benchmark
Operational stack concentration across widely used SaaS products — delivery, hosting, analytics, and security posture.
Passive. Repeatable. Evidence-backed.
DatumLine measures infrastructure the same way it can be verified — from the outside, without credentials, and with full attribution chains. The same scan can be run next quarter and compared.
Passive measurement only
No credentials, no contract interaction, no privileged access. DNS resolution, TLS handshake, HTTP headers, certificate transparency, and frontend fingerprinting become structured observations.
Multi-source universe construction
Each benchmark starts with a universe built from multiple public data sources — cross-referenced, TVL/relevance filtered, root-domain deduplicated. No cherry-picking.
Every result carries a trace
Provider attribution includes what was measured, when, and why the classification was made. HHI scores follow DOJ methodology with explicit thresholds and sector comparisons.
Get the DEX Infrastructure Benchmark.
The first DatumLine benchmark — report and structured dataset. 227 protocols, 1,209 assets, Q1 2026 release. Future sector benchmarks included for registered subscribers.