The paper introduces EBCC, an OCI-compatible runtime architecture that manages composite confidential-computing workloads by integrating TEE-backed execution into the standard container lifecycle.

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…

KINGSGUARD is a novel hardware-enforced TEE design that systematically monitors and controls sensitive data flow within an enclave to prevent leakage, thereby enhancing practical data protection.

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…

The paper introduces Ark, a novel Bitcoin-compatible commit-chain that enables offchain transaction batching of virtual UTXOs (VTXOs) with a constant onchain footprint, solving scalability issues with…

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 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 the Reconstructive Authority Model (RAM), a novel framework that proves execution validity by assessing state coverage rather than just state integrity, showing that existing atte…

The paper proposes using Trusted-Execution Environments (TEEs) to create a scalable, privacy-preserving system where authors can submit cryptographic proofs of correct research replication, thereby ad…

MEV-ACE introduces a fair ordering protocol that mitigates proposer-controlled MEV by combining authenticated economic identities, auditable commit/open messages, and verifiable delay randomness to en…

The paper investigates speculative Oracle Extractable Value (OEV) on Layer-2 blockchains, demonstrating that predictable latency differences in cross-chain oracle updates allow for profitable cross-ch…

QCIVET introduces a novel contract-based framework to ensure the integrity of hybrid quantum-classical pipelines by verifying both the structure (syntactic) and the behavior (semantic) of quantum stag…

This survey analyzes the unique security threats posed by complex, multi-agent AI systems and proposes Confidential Computing (CC) using Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) as a hardware-rooted defe…

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…

Obscura is a novel, decentralized privacy protocol for the Algorand blockchain that achieves transaction anonymity using LSAG ring signatures, overcoming the limitations of existing zk-SNARK-based met…

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…

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.

PrivScope is a novel on-device governor that enforces task-scoped disclosure, ensuring sensitive information is abstracted to the least revealing form before being sent to a cloud language model, sign…

The paper introduces a certified purity architecture that strengthens governance in cognitive workflow systems by replacing insufficient runtime checks with cryptographically attested structural guara…