The Economics of MEV in Cross-Chain Bridge Exploits: A Game-Theoretic Analysis
An explanation of how MEV affects cross-chain bridge exploits and the incentives driving them.
Pectra's Impact On Smart Contract Security
A summary of Ethereum's Pectra upgrade and its implications on smart contract functionality.
The Pectra Holesky Incident
This article analyzes the Pectra upgrade on Holesky that resulted in long non-finality and adverse network conditions. We explore ways the Lighthouse team recovered from non-finality and how current and future optimizations will make the...
Unraveling a Curious Edge Case in EigenLayer's Slashing Accounting
Examining an interesting edge case discovered in EigenLayer's beacon chain slashing calculation that affects withdrawable share calculations.
Lighthouse NAT Configuration
A guide to understanding, configuring and debugging NAT configurations to maximize a Lighthouse client's performance.
NEAR Smart Contract Auditing: Storage
Introduction In this article, we dive into the storage system of the NEAR blockchain. We'll explore how storage works on NEAR, how to use it securely, and highlight some of the common pitfalls. This is our second post about the NEAR blockchain....
Scaling Ethereum with PeerDAS and Distributed Blob Building
Exploring challenges, optimisations, key metrics and impact on node operators.