Formalizing MEV: A Theoretical Framework for Blockchain Security Analysis

This research establishes a formal MEV theory, providing a foundational model to understand and secure blockchain systems against value extraction.
Formal MEV Theory for Blockchain Security Analysis

This research establishes a foundational, abstract model for Maximal Extractable Value, enabling rigorous security proofs and advancing blockchain integrity.
Zircuit Unveils $495k Grants for Web3 Super App Development

Zircuit's substantial grants program directly targets critical application layer growth, fostering secure Web3 Super Apps and ecosystem diversity on its zk-rollup.
Formalizing Maximal Extractable Value for Blockchain Security

This research establishes a formal theory for Maximal Extractable Value (MEV), providing a foundational framework to analyze and mitigate economic attacks on public blockchains.
Formalizing MEV: A Theoretical Framework for Blockchain Economic Security

This research establishes a foundational MEV theory, providing a rigorous framework to analyze and develop provably secure blockchain mechanisms.
MEV Mitigation via Game Theory and Novel Mechanism Design

This research leverages game theory to model Maximal Extractable Value dynamics, proposing commit-reveal and threshold encryption mechanisms to enhance DeFi fairness.
Nemo Protocol Suffers $2.59 Million Exploit from Rogue Developer Code

A critical vulnerability in unaudited smart contract code, maliciously deployed by an insider, enabled unauthorized state modifications and flash loan exploitation, leading to significant asset drain.
Formalizing MEV: A Foundational Blockchain Attack Theory

This research establishes a rigorous theoretical framework for Maximal Extractable Value, enabling provably secure mitigation strategies for blockchain vulnerabilities.
Shibarium Bridge Compromised by Flash Loan and Validator Key Exploit

A sophisticated flash loan and validator key compromise on Shibarium Bridge enabled a multi-million dollar asset drain, highlighting critical cross-chain security vulnerabilities.
Formalizing MEV Theory for Robust Blockchain Security

This research establishes a formal theory of Maximal Extractable Value, providing a foundational model for securing decentralized systems.
Protocol-Native MEV Brokering Enhances Blockchain Economic Fairness

A novel ticketing mechanism directly integrates Maximal Extractable Value distribution into the Ethereum protocol, fundamentally reshaping network economics.
Formalizing MEV for Blockchain Security Proofs

This research establishes a formal theory of Maximal Extractable Value, providing a foundational model for analyzing and proving blockchain security against economic attacks.
Shibarium Bridge Compromised via Validator Key Exploitation and Flash Loan

A sophisticated flash loan attack on Shibarium's bridge exploited validator key control, enabling the illicit drainage of multi-million dollar assets.
Formalizing MEV: A Foundational Theory for Blockchain Security

This research establishes a formal theory of Maximal Extractable Value, providing a robust framework for understanding and mitigating economic attacks on blockchains.
Game Theory Quantifies MEV Harm, Proposes Mitigation Strategies

This research formalizes MEV extraction as a multi-stage game, revealing systemic welfare losses and proposing cryptographic mechanisms to restore market fairness.
Formalizing MEV Theory for Blockchain Security and Mechanism Design

This paper establishes a rigorous, abstract framework for Maximal Extractable Value, enabling systematic analysis and robust defenses against economic exploits in decentralized systems.
Formal Verification Properties for Smart Contract Security

A novel framework defines universal properties—Validity, Liquidity, Fidelity—to rigorously verify smart contract behavior, fundamentally enhancing blockchain security.
Shibarium Bridge Suffers Flash Loan Validator Key Compromise

A flash loan attack manipulated Shibarium's validator consensus, enabling unauthorized asset siphoning and exposing critical governance vulnerabilities.
Execution Tickets: Protocolizing MEV for Equitable Value Distribution

A novel ticketing mechanism aims to integrate Maximal Extractable Value directly into the Ethereum protocol, fostering fairer distribution and network robustness.
Monero Suffers 18-Block Reorganization, Exposing Double-Spend Risk

An unprecedented 18-block chain reorganization on Monero's mainnet demonstrates critical vulnerabilities to adversarial block withholding, threatening transaction finality.
THORChain Co-Founder Wallet Compromised via Social Engineering

A sophisticated social engineering campaign led to the compromise of a prominent individual's private key, resulting in a seven-figure asset drain.
Game Theory Models MEV Dynamics and Mitigation Strategies

This research formally models MEV as a multi-stage game, revealing competitive dynamics that degrade welfare and quantifies mitigation through commit-reveal schemes.
Formalizing Maximal Extractable Value: A Foundational Theory for Blockchain Security

This theory formally defines Maximal Extractable Value, offering a robust framework for proving smart contract security and clarifying adversarial extraction in blockchains.
Revelation Mechanisms for Trustworthy Blockchain Consensus

This research introduces revelation mechanisms within Proof-of-Stake protocols, fundamentally addressing consensus disputes by incentivizing truthful block proposals.
Formalizing Maximal Extractable Value for Blockchain Security Proofs

This research establishes a rigorous, abstract theory of MEV, enabling formal security proofs against economic attacks that exploit transaction ordering.
Multi-Signature Wallet Drained by Sophisticated Phishing Attack

A deceptive phishing attack leveraged fake Etherscan verification and Safe Multi Send to bypass multi-signature wallet security, resulting in significant asset loss.