GenDetect introduces a novel framework to rapidly generalize detection rules from single observed DeFi exploits, significantly improving resilience against subsequent, similar 'Imitative Attack Cascad…

The paper proposes a novel nine-dimension risk assessment framework for institutional DeFi adoption, significantly enhancing existing methodologies by incorporating novel dimensions like composability…

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 analyzes the nascent DeFi investment agent market, finding that while token valuations are high, current deployments are heterogeneous, lack clear autonomous execution, and exhibit poor risk…

The paper empirically analyzes the nascent DeFi investment agent market, finding that while token valuations are high, current deployments lack robust autonomous execution and exhibit poor risk-adjust…

The paper introduces Deniable Covert Asset Transfer (DCAT), a method that stages asset transfers to appear as ordinary, loss-producing DeFi activities, achieving empirical unobservability on major blo…

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.

The paper empirically analyzes the impact of cross-chain interoperability on DeFi lending protocols, finding that bridge volume significantly affects performance but that increased integrations can si…

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 reveals that predictable nonce reuse by Polygon MEV searchers creates a critical vulnerability in ECDSA signatures, allowing passive attackers to recover private keys using linear algebra.

The paper demonstrates that large language models (LLMs) exhibit measurable, controllable biases toward specific assets like Bitcoin, identifying an internal feature that can causally shift portfolio…

The paper introduces the Lean-Agent Protocol, a formal verification platform that uses Lean 4 theorem proving to ensure agentic AI actions in finance are mathematically compliant with complex regulati…

Knowdit is a knowledge-driven, agentic framework that significantly improves smart contract vulnerability detection by modeling shared DeFi semantics and leveraging historical audit knowledge.

The paper proves that standard account-based ledgers cannot non-custodially enforce asset disposition, and introduces a novel commitment-based ledger structure, the 'envelope,' that achieves this capa…

This paper analyzes the revenue drivers and interconnected risks of liquid restaking protocols, finding that while multi-blockchain expansion is key for adoption, the current bridge risk does not pose…

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 analyzes the trade-offs in designing Automated Market Makers (AMMs) and proves a 'trilemma' theorem showing that it is impossible to simultaneously achieve incentive compatibility (IC), weak…

This paper develops a formal economic framework to assess the security of VDF-based randomness beacons, demonstrating that many proposed delays are economically insecure due to rational, profit-motiva…

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…