The paper systematizes the interaction between autonomous AI agents and blockchain platforms using a bidirectional trust framework, identifying significant gaps in current standards and proposing a ta…

zk-X509 is a privacy-preserving identity system that uses zero-knowledge proofs to prove ownership of standard X.509 certificates on a public blockchain without revealing private keys or personal data…

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…

Intercloud proposes a decentralized economic network that achieves eventual consistency and security using a novel 'chilling-effect consensus' mechanism, eliminating the need for global coordination.

This paper advances the lightweight blockchain verification protocol, FlyClient, by addressing technical challenges, introducing a new adversary model, and providing practical implementations and opti…

The paper introduces Deanonymizable Scoped Linkable Ring Signatures (DSLRS), a novel scheme that integrates scoped linkability and decentralized accountability into a single signature structure for pr…

ORCHID introduces a novel, bio-inspired consensus protocol that uses quantum-noisy phase oscillators and a binding threshold derived from neuroscience to achieve scalable, high-fidelity consensus in d…

Ciphera proposes a decentralized biometric identity framework that combines facial recognition with DIDs and VCs, achieving feasible sub-second verification while highlighting challenges in revocation…

The paper designs an optimal mechanism for soliciting expensive computational tasks in adversarial blockchain environments, showing that the loss of optimality scales logarithmically with the cost of…

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 introduces the Sovereign Context Protocol (SCP), an open-source, attribution-aware data access layer designed to standardize how Large Language Models (LLMs) connect to and track usage of hu…

This paper analyzes 48 large, active DAOs on Ethereum and finds that common governance mechanisms like token registration, staking, and delegation systematically reinforce the centralization of voting…

ZK-Value introduces a practical, scalable zero-knowledge system for calculating data valuations (Shapley values) in data marketplaces, significantly reducing proving time while maintaining high accura…

The paper introduces ClawCoin, a novel tokenized, compute-cost-indexed unit of account designed to solve the problem of non-transferable compute costs in decentralized AI agent economies.

TeeDAO introduces a novel three-layer framework that autonomously organizes and manages multiple heterogeneous Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) to provide robust, distributed-trust systems with h…

GasLiteAA proposes optimizing the ERC-4337 standard by offloading gas sponsorship logic to Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), significantly reducing on-chain gas costs while maintaining security an…

The paper introduces MolTrust, a production-deployed trust infrastructure built on W3C standards (VCs and DIDs) that provides a verifiable, multi-layered authorization framework for autonomous AI agen…

LiteAtt introduces a verifier-less, Peer-to-Peer Self-Attestation (P2P-SA) framework for modern IoT MCUs, enabling mutual authentication and firmware attestation directly within the connection handsha…

AetherWeave is a novel, stake-backed peer-discovery protocol that achieves Sybil resistance and privacy in P2P networks, ensuring robust connectivity even against powerful adversaries.

HadAgent introduces a decentralized AI serving system that replaces resource-intensive Proof-of-Work with Proof-of-Inference (PoI) to secure LLM agent operations and achieve fast, verifiable consensus…