This write-up captures how I approached comparing two ASMap files, what I analyzed, how I designed the pipeline, and what I learned about Bitcoin peer diversity and eclipse-attack resistance.
If I explain it simply: ASMap helps Bitcoin avoid connecting to peers from the same network operator too often.
That matters because if too many peers are controlled by one attacker (or one organization), a node can get isolated in an Eclipse attack.
So instead of only checking “which file looks newer,” the goal became evaluating which map is actually better for real Bitcoin network safety.