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Time-Bound Cryptography

Definition

Time-bound cryptography involves cryptographic methods where the security or accessibility of encrypted data or operations is restricted to a specific time window. This means that decryption or execution is only possible during a predetermined period, after which the cryptographic function ceases to be effective. Such techniques are applied to create self-destructing messages, time-locked transactions, or conditional access to digital assets.
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∞Schnorr Signatures
∞Cryptographic Primitives
∞Time-Bound Cryptography

Time-Bound Schnorr Signatures Curb MEV, Restoring Transaction Predictability.

This research introduces time-bound Schnorr signatures, a cryptographic primitive that embeds an expiry block height directly into a transaction's signature, fundamentally altering MEV dynamics by restoring predictable transaction inclusion and reducing predatory extraction.