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This research establishes a formal theory of Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) through an abstract blockchain model, enabling rigorous security proofs against economic attacks.

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→Vulnerability

→Mining

→Reorg

Monero Blockchain Suffers 18-Block Reorganization from Concentrated Hash Power

A 51% attack equivalent rewrites Monero's transaction history, compromising finality and exposing critical network centralization risks.

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→Formal Theory

→Transaction Ordering

→Protocol Robustness

Formalizing MEV: A Foundational Theory for Blockchain Security

Researchers introduce a formal theory of Maximal Extractable Value, providing a rigorous framework to understand and counter economic attacks in decentralized systems.

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→Proof Systems

→Theory

→Maximal Extractable Value

Formalizing Maximal Extractable Value for Robust Blockchain Security

This research establishes a rigorous theoretical framework for Maximal Extractable Value (MEV), enabling systematic analysis and the development of provably secure blockchain protocols.

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→Digital Currency

→Stablecoin

→Global Finance

Visa Expands Stablecoin Settlement across New Blockchains and Digital Assets

This strategic expansion of stablecoin settlement capabilities across diverse blockchain networks and digital assets enhances global liquidity management and streamlines cross-border payment operations for enterprise partners.

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→EU Regulation

→Compliance

→Regulatory Enforcement

EU Enacts Sweeping AML Regulation Banning Privacy Tokens

The EU's new AMLR mandates strict prohibitions on privacy-preserving tokens and anonymous accounts, compelling CASPs to overhaul compliance frameworks by 2027.

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→Transaction

→Contract

→Digital Assets

ALEX Protocol Suffers $8.3 Million Exploit via Self-Listing Logic Vulnerability

A critical flaw in self-listing verification logic enabled malicious token manipulation, bypassing controls to drain liquidity pools.

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→Transaction Fee Mechanism

→Auction Theory

→Mechanism Design

Bayesian Mechanism Design Yields Truthful, Collusion-Proof Blockchain Transaction Fees

This research introduces an auxiliary mechanism method to design transaction fee mechanisms that overcome existing impossibility results, enabling positive miner revenue while preserving truthfulness and collusion-proof properties in blockchain systems.