Today, we’re diving into Rigoblock’s journey and unveiling a major upgrade to the Rigoblock protocol—a vision we’ve been working toward since our inception in 2016. Rigoblock enables anyone to deploy "smart pools," which are smart contracts designed to mint and burn pool tokens while interacting with onchain applications. Unlike a standard Ethereum wallet, smart pools have more constraints (they must be programmed for specific actions), but this trade-off offers enhanced security and granular...

Today, we’re diving into Rigoblock’s journey and unveiling a major upgrade to the Rigoblock protocol—a vision we’ve been working toward since our inception in 2016. Rigoblock enables anyone to deploy "smart pools," which are smart contracts designed to mint and burn pool tokens while interacting with onchain applications. Unlike a standard Ethereum wallet, smart pools have more constraints (they must be programmed for specific actions), but this trade-off offers enhanced security and granular...

Flash Allowances for Permit2 for a Safer DeFi ExperienceOverviewThis pull request introduces the concept of Flash Allowances to Uniswap's Permit2, utilizing Ethereum's new transient storage opcodes (tload and tstore). Flash Allowances provide a mechanism for setting token approvals that are valid only for the duration of the transaction in which they are used. This approach aims to enhance both user experience and gas efficiency while maintaining or improving security.Key FeaturesIm...

Flash Allowances for Permit2 for a Safer DeFi ExperienceOverviewThis pull request introduces the concept of Flash Allowances to Uniswap's Permit2, utilizing Ethereum's new transient storage opcodes (tload and tstore). Flash Allowances provide a mechanism for setting token approvals that are valid only for the duration of the transaction in which they are used. This approach aims to enhance both user experience and gas efficiency while maintaining or improving security.Key FeaturesIm...

AbstractWe introduce a novel approach to constructing a Proof of Stake (PoS) resistant oracle system by leveraging Uniswap V4 hooks to mitigate price manipulation through automated backrunning of transactions. The proposed mechanism aims to enhance the reliability and integrity of on-chain price oracles in a PoS environment.IntroductionIn the context of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum and other EVM chains, oracles play a crucial role in providing price information for smart contracts...

AbstractWe introduce a novel approach to constructing a Proof of Stake (PoS) resistant oracle system by leveraging Uniswap V4 hooks to mitigate price manipulation through automated backrunning of transactions. The proposed mechanism aims to enhance the reliability and integrity of on-chain price oracles in a PoS environment.IntroductionIn the context of decentralized finance (DeFi) on Ethereum and other EVM chains, oracles play a crucial role in providing price information for smart contracts...

ZRX stakers are encountering problems when preparing their staked ZRX for withdrawal. This issue primarily affects users connecting to the 0x portal via MetaMask with a hardware wallet. A common problem arises from the need to correctly encode two sets of tuple parameters for the moveStake function, which is necessary to undelegate stake and prepare it for withdrawal at the next epoch. Many users, including those using Etherscan or certain hardware wallets, have found this encoding process ch...

ZRX stakers are encountering problems when preparing their staked ZRX for withdrawal. This issue primarily affects users connecting to the 0x portal via MetaMask with a hardware wallet. A common problem arises from the need to correctly encode two sets of tuple parameters for the moveStake function, which is necessary to undelegate stake and prepare it for withdrawal at the next epoch. Many users, including those using Etherscan or certain hardware wallets, have found this encoding process ch...

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or tokens sales are widely used by blockchain start-ups as an instrument to accelerate the token distribution to the public and fund the project. Switzerland became one of the world’s leading token sale hubs due to its crypto friendly nature and advantageous legal conditions. Yet little is known about the token sale taxation and its accounting treatment.In the last article we saw in brief what should investors, employees and token issuers expect in terms of taxat...

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or tokens sales are widely used by blockchain start-ups as an instrument to accelerate the token distribution to the public and fund the project. Switzerland became one of the world’s leading token sale hubs due to its crypto friendly nature and advantageous legal conditions. Yet little is known about the token sale taxation and its accounting treatment.In the last article we saw in brief what should investors, employees and token issuers expect in terms of taxat...

Switzerland is one of the world’s leading ICO hubs due to its crypto friendly nature and advantageous legal conditions. But how are Swiss ICOs actually taxed? This article will provide a quick overview of ICO taxation in Switzerland.In our first two articles, we discussed Swiss blockchain regulation and FINMA’s ICO guidelines. We’ve come to the conclusion that there is still no specific rule for the ICOs in Switzerland, but it is the interpretation of the existing laws that allow a comprehens...

Switzerland is one of the world’s leading ICO hubs due to its crypto friendly nature and advantageous legal conditions. But how are Swiss ICOs actually taxed? This article will provide a quick overview of ICO taxation in Switzerland.In our first two articles, we discussed Swiss blockchain regulation and FINMA’s ICO guidelines. We’ve come to the conclusion that there is still no specific rule for the ICOs in Switzerland, but it is the interpretation of the existing laws that allow a comprehens...

As blockchain and cryptocurrencies are developing globally, regulation has begun to follow suit in most developed countries. One of the first “crypto friendly” countries is Switzerland who began to build a framework for these emerging technologies. This article will provide a quick overview of the regulatory landscape in Switzerland.In the past few years, Switzerland has became known as a “crypto nation”. For such a small country, the blockchain space has become considerably big. A lot of blo...

As blockchain and cryptocurrencies are developing globally, regulation has begun to follow suit in most developed countries. One of the first “crypto friendly” countries is Switzerland who began to build a framework for these emerging technologies. This article will provide a quick overview of the regulatory landscape in Switzerland.In the past few years, Switzerland has became known as a “crypto nation”. For such a small country, the blockchain space has become considerably big. A lot of blo...

In traditional asset management the reward structure is based on the following two pillars:management feeperformance feeSuch fees are calculated by an administrator (an independent third party), charged to the fund and sent to the manager. We change the paradigm by offering one reward to traders: Proof-of-Performance tokensThe Traditional ParadigmManagement and performance fee are a pretty standard framework which fund managers love (it is very rewarding). Just as much as investors hate them....

In traditional asset management the reward structure is based on the following two pillars:management feeperformance feeSuch fees are calculated by an administrator (an independent third party), charged to the fund and sent to the manager. We change the paradigm by offering one reward to traders: Proof-of-Performance tokensThe Traditional ParadigmManagement and performance fee are a pretty standard framework which fund managers love (it is very rewarding). Just as much as investors hate them....

Nowadays blockchain has become a synonym of the “new internet”. From the perspective blockchain geeks, distributed ledgers are more like the modern version of hardware, where applications are built on top of blockchain protocols. In a broader sense, merkle-tree applications will be the new servers (take these terms with a grain of salt, this is our vision).This seems too complicated, let’s get speak about something simplerThe Internet is a standard protocol for exchanging information: navigat...

Nowadays blockchain has become a synonym of the “new internet”. From the perspective blockchain geeks, distributed ledgers are more like the modern version of hardware, where applications are built on top of blockchain protocols. In a broader sense, merkle-tree applications will be the new servers (take these terms with a grain of salt, this is our vision).This seems too complicated, let’s get speak about something simplerThe Internet is a standard protocol for exchanging information: navigat...

Many projects today launch their token sale to the crowd to raise funds. Public sales have proven themselves the “killer dapp”, as they are opening a new gateway to finance, especially for decentralized projects and communities. Issued tokens are divided into two main categories: utility tokens and non-utility tokens. It is no doubt that we are now in a bubble, call it token fever if you want. This bubble, however, is fueled by the bubble in all assets in the real economy and traditional fina...

Many projects today launch their token sale to the crowd to raise funds. Public sales have proven themselves the “killer dapp”, as they are opening a new gateway to finance, especially for decentralized projects and communities. Issued tokens are divided into two main categories: utility tokens and non-utility tokens. It is no doubt that we are now in a bubble, call it token fever if you want. This bubble, however, is fueled by the bubble in all assets in the real economy and traditional fina...

2017 has been an incredible year in terms of evolution of smart contracts security, upgradability and standards. People are starting to see smart contract protocols as a valuable complement to traditional centralized architectures. Blockchain protocols are getting institutional recognition, with notable names in the field of venture capital, who have already made themselves a reputation in the crypto space, supporting the evolution of this new ecosystem. Such phenomenon is particular healthy ...

2017 has been an incredible year in terms of evolution of smart contracts security, upgradability and standards. People are starting to see smart contract protocols as a valuable complement to traditional centralized architectures. Blockchain protocols are getting institutional recognition, with notable names in the field of venture capital, who have already made themselves a reputation in the crypto space, supporting the evolution of this new ecosystem. Such phenomenon is particular healthy ...

2025 wasn't just volatile—it was a stress test for DeFi's foundations. Tariff shocks and oracle failures erased hundreds of millions overnight.

2025 wasn't just volatile—it was a stress test for DeFi's foundations. Tariff shocks and oracle failures erased hundreds of millions overnight.