Formal Verification Enhances Aggregate Signature Protocol Security
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        New formal models enable rigorous security analysis of aggregate signature protocols, preventing subtle vulnerabilities in decentralized systems.
        
        Fiat-Shamir Transformation Vulnerable to Practical Attacks, Impacting Blockchain Security
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Researchers expose a critical flaw in Fiat-Shamir, enabling false proofs in widely used systems and demanding re-evaluation of blockchain security foundations.
        
        Formally Verifying Blockchain Consensus Protocols Ensures System Integrity
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Automated theorem proving rigorously validates blockchain consensus, establishing a new standard for protocol reliability and trust in distributed systems.
        
        Collaborative Mining Fortifies Proof-of-Stake Security against Historical Attacks
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        A novel collaborative mining mechanism enables Proof-of-Stake/BFT systems to resist long-range attacks, securing ledger integrity with enhanced efficiency.
        
        Photonic Quantum Hash Function Secures Blockchain against Quantum Threats
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        A novel photonic quantum hash function leverages boson sampling to deliver exponential quantum resistance, securing future blockchain integrity.
        
        LLMs Enhance Smart Contract Formal Verification Accessibility and Effectiveness
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This research validates large language models as potent verification oracles, simplifying complex smart contract auditing and bridging AI with formal methods.
        
        Formalizing MEV Theory for Provably Secure Blockchain Architectures
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This research establishes a foundational mathematical framework for Maximal Extractable Value, enabling rigorous analysis and provably secure defenses against economic exploitation.
        
        Formalizing MEV: Rigorous Model for Provably Secure Blockchain Architectures
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This research introduces a formal, abstract model for Maximal Extractable Value, enabling systematic analysis and the development of provably secure blockchain protocols.
        
        Collaborative Mining Secures PoS/BFT against Long-Range Attacks
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        A novel collaborative mining protocol fundamentally redefines long-range attack security for PoS/BFT systems, enabling robust, energy-efficient decentralized applications.
        
        Certora Sunbeam Prover: Stellar DeFi Formal Verification Breakthrough
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Certora Sunbeam Prover introduces automated formal verification for Stellar's Soroban smart contracts, enhancing DeFi security through mathematical guarantees.
        
        Collaborative Mining Secures Proof-of-Stake/BFT against Long-Range Attacks Efficiently.
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Power-of-Collaboration protocol secures PoS/BFT against long-range attacks through efficient, fair, and accountable collaborative puzzle solving.
        
        Formal Verification Secures Zero-Knowledge Proof Circuits from Exploitable Flaws
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        Novel static analysis and verification tools precisely identify and prevent critical vulnerabilities within zero-knowledge proof circuits, fortifying decentralized systems.
