1. “SoK: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Incidents” by @lzhou1110, @XihanXiong, @ErnstbergerJens, @schaliasosvons, Zhipeng Wang, Ye Wang, @KaihuaQIN, Roger Wattenhofer, @dawnsongtweets, and @HatforceSecTLDR:Properly securing DeFi applications can be an extremely challenging task as new types of vulnerabilities are virtually discovered on a weekly basis.As an emerging area, it is crucial to document DeFi security incidents so that smart contract developers can learn from them and not repeat the s...

1. “SoK: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Incidents” by @lzhou1110, @XihanXiong, @ErnstbergerJens, @schaliasosvons, Zhipeng Wang, Ye Wang, @KaihuaQIN, Roger Wattenhofer, @dawnsongtweets, and @HatforceSecTLDR:Properly securing DeFi applications can be an extremely challenging task as new types of vulnerabilities are virtually discovered on a weekly basis.As an emerging area, it is crucial to document DeFi security incidents so that smart contract developers can learn from them and not repeat the s...

1. “Improving Proof of Stake Economic Security via MEV Redistribution” by Tarun Chitra and Kshitij KulkarniTLDR:Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) has been shown to cause negative externalities to regular users, such as increased slippage rates in DEXs as well as increased transactional costs.This paper evaluates MEV in a Proof-of-Stake context where developed lending markets for the staked asset exist. It provides interesting context and formalized mathematical models describing the competitive...

1. “Improving Proof of Stake Economic Security via MEV Redistribution” by Tarun Chitra and Kshitij KulkarniTLDR:Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) has been shown to cause negative externalities to regular users, such as increased slippage rates in DEXs as well as increased transactional costs.This paper evaluates MEV in a Proof-of-Stake context where developed lending markets for the staked asset exist. It provides interesting context and formalized mathematical models describing the competitive...

1. “Zapper: Smart Contracts with Data and Identity Privacy” by Samuel Steffen, Benjamin Bichsel, and Martin VechevTLDR:Privacy is at the forefront of industry discussions given the recent arrest of the developer of Tornado Cash.It can be argued that achieving privacy in the context of blockchains is the only way that many critical use cases for this technology, especially those that require personal data, can be accomplished.This paper presents a fascinating schema called Zapper, which is a p...

1. “Zapper: Smart Contracts with Data and Identity Privacy” by Samuel Steffen, Benjamin Bichsel, and Martin VechevTLDR:Privacy is at the forefront of industry discussions given the recent arrest of the developer of Tornado Cash.It can be argued that achieving privacy in the context of blockchains is the only way that many critical use cases for this technology, especially those that require personal data, can be accomplished.This paper presents a fascinating schema called Zapper, which is a p...