The paper proposes a trustless framework using dual-layer cryptographic commitments to solve the operator-gating problem in blockchain provenance trees, ensuring verifiable user attribution even when…

The paper introduces PASS, a Provenanced Access Subaccount System that replaces traditional key-based control with verifiable provenance-based control for blockchain wallets, enabling secure, multi-ac…

The paper demonstrates that current transfer-based AML systems fail in complex DeFi environments because economic value migration can be structurally decoupled from explicit token transfers.

The paper introduces Bitcoin Smart Accounts (BSA), a novel, trust-minimized protocol enabling native Bitcoin to participate in DeFi while maintaining self-custody of funds.

The paper introduces Search-Bound Proximity Proofs (SBPP) to close an authorization provenance gap in encrypted geographic search by binding zero-knowledge proofs to specific search sessions for audit…

The paper introduces SuperPaymaster, an Asset-Oriented Abstraction (AOA) paymaster that eliminates the need for a centralized off-chain signer, thereby improving the decentralization and efficiency of…

The paper provides a mechanized proof in Isabelle/HOL guaranteeing both the safety (state preservation) and liveness (progress) of regulatory state transitions across multiple, heterogeneous blockchai…

Aegon is a new protocol that provides an auditable, tamper-evident infrastructure for tracking AI content licensing transactions and compliance receipts.

The paper proposes a comprehensive cryptographic distribution provenance system to structurally defend against dependency confusion attacks in software package ecosystems.

The paper introduces the Unicity Execution Layer, a secure, modular component that enables trustless off-chain transactions while guaranteeing double-spending prevention and enhancing user privacy.

The paper introduces MEV non-interference, a formal security notion, to ensure that composing new smart contracts in DeFi does not increase the maximal extractable value, thereby providing a formal fo…

The paper introduces AIP, a novel protocol using Invocation-Bound Capability Tokens (IBCTs) to provide verifiable identity and secure delegation across Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent…

The paper proposes COD-ssi, a novel framework that achieves mutual privacy in Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) credential exchanges, ensuring that neither the Holder nor the Verifier can learn unnecessar…

The paper demonstrates that on public blockchains, the ability to dictate transaction order (ordering power) is the true source of sanctioning power, as block producers can extract value (SE-MEV) by p…

The paper proposes bPk#, a distributed architecture for pseudonyms that enhances privacy and availability in national eID systems by delegating pseudonym computation rights to users and service provid…

The paper proposes a revocation-ready key management layer for blockchain-based IoT data sharing that replaces online key release with ciphertext key publication, enabling local, policy-based decrypti…

The paper proposes replacing individual agent autonomy with a structured 'social contract' and institutional Separation of Power (SoP) to mitigate systemic failures and deceptive behavior in multi-age…

The paper generalizes Unicity token ownership using programmable spending conditions called predicates, enabling trustless atomic swaps and smart-contract-like functionality executed off-chain.

This paper analyzes the x402 payment protocol, revealing systemic vulnerabilities in state synchronization and signature design that allow attackers to exploit payment systems for resource leakage in…

This paper analyzes the x402 payment protocol, revealing critical synchronization and security flaws that allow attackers to exploit payment systems and force merchants to subsidize compute costs.