Two major events—the collapse of FTX in late 2022 and the sanctions placed on Tornado Cash by the U.S. Treasury in 2022—have fundamentally changed the crypto terrain. In the context of cryptocurrencies, these incidents have changed the debates on decentralization, privacy, and trust as well as technical and ethical aspects. Among the main protocols impacted by these changes is RenBridge, a distributed non-custodial cross-chain bridge. We will examine RenBridge's position in the post-FTX and p...

Two major events—the collapse of FTX in late 2022 and the sanctions placed on Tornado Cash by the U.S. Treasury in 2022—have fundamentally changed the crypto terrain. In the context of cryptocurrencies, these incidents have changed the debates on decentralization, privacy, and trust as well as technical and ethical aspects. Among the main protocols impacted by these changes is RenBridge, a distributed non-custodial cross-chain bridge. We will examine RenBridge's position in the post-FTX and p...