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Bridging and Finality: Ethereum
In this post, we explore the tradeoff between latency and reversion risk at the major stages in Ethereum’s current proof-of-stake consensus protocol.
Mar 03 _ 12 min read
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Bridging and Finality: An Introduction
In an upcoming series, we’re going to dive into the guarantees that different chains make about finality and the block production/consensus mechanisms that produce those guarantees...
Dec 22 _ 19 min read
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Statistical Attacks on Proof of Solvency
In theory, for Proof of Solvency to bind on crypto exchanges, only a handful of random checks are needed. But in practice, exchanges can predict which consumers are likely to check...
Dec 21 _ 15 min read
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SAFU: Creating a Standard for Whitehats
Whitehats and DeFi protocols need a shared understanding of security policy. We propose the SAFU - Simple Arrangement for Funding Upload - as a versatile and credible way to let wh...
Oct 24 _ 17 min read
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Token Delegation with Lock-Ups
Token delegation contracts may want to use explicit lock-up periods, to give delegates more independence in making crypto governance decisions. We demonstrate using the Maker contr...
Oct 17 _ 9 min read
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So you still want to use a price oracle
To provide accurate and timely data, price oracles should align incentives with data publishers, i.e. make them "stake" collateral, reputation, and trading capital.
Aug 30 _ 14 min read
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Paradigms for On-Chain Credit
Since the massive explosion of DeFi activity and innovation in mid-2020, decentralized lending has become a core pillar of the emerging on-chain financial system.
Aug 22 _ 23 min read
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Whitehats and Dropboxes
Protocols should set up "dropboxes" (distinct on-chain addresses) for whitehats to move funds into, from the protocol — and they should promise rewards and favorable treatment for ...
Aug 12 _ 8 min read
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Token Design for Serious People
Tokenomics should: (i) provide common goods that couldn't be provided individually, and (ii) reward those who create value rather than extract or transfer value. This piece uses th...
Jul 07 _ 17 min read
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The Depegging of UST
The UST depegging was triggered by a sequence of trades on Curve on May 7. Anchor outflows from May 7 until May 9 — especially from a small set of large traders — put further press...
Jun 03 _ 18 min read
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