Sok: Decentralized exchanges (dex) with automated market maker (amm) protocols

J Xu, K Paruch, S Cousaert, Y Feng - ACM Computing Surveys, 2023 - dl.acm.org
As an integral part of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, decentralized exchanges
(DEXs) with automated market maker (AMM) protocols have gained massive traction with …

Ethereum smart contract security research: survey and future research opportunities

Z Wang, H Jin, W Dai, KKR Choo, D Zou - Frontiers of Computer Science, 2021 - Springer
Blockchain has recently emerged as a research trend, with potential applications in a broad
range of industries and context. One particular successful Blockchain technology is smart …

[HTML][HTML] A survey on blockchain technology and its security

H Guo, X Yu - Blockchain: research and applications, 2022 - Elsevier
Blockchain is a technology that has desirable features of decentralization, autonomy,
integrity, immutability, verification, fault-tolerance, anonymity, auditability, and transparency …

Sok: Decentralized finance (defi) attacks

L Zhou, X Xiong, J Ernstberger… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Within just four years, the blockchain-based Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem has
accumulated a peak total value locked (TVL) of more than 253 billion USD. This surge in …

Sok: Decentralized finance (defi)

S Werner, D Perez, L Gudgeon… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Decentralized Finance (DeFi), a blockchain powered peer-to-peer financial system, is
mushrooming. Two years ago the total value locked in DeFi systems was approximately …

High-frequency trading on decentralized on-chain exchanges

L Zhou, K Qin, CF Torres, DV Le… - 2021 IEEE Symposium …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) allow parties to participate in financial markets while
retaining full custody of their funds. However, the transparency of blockchain-based DEX in …

[PDF][PDF] Chainlink 2.0: Next steps in the evolution of decentralized oracle networks

L Breidenbach, C Cachin, B Chan… - Chainlink …, 2021 - resources.cryptocompare.com
In this whitepaper, we articulate a vision for the evolution of Chainlink beyond its initial
conception in the original Chainlink whitepaper. We foresee an increasingly expansive role …

Attacking the defi ecosystem with flash loans for fun and profit

K Qin, L Zhou, B Livshits, A Gervais - International conference on financial …, 2021 - Springer
Credit allows a lender to loan out surplus capital to a borrower. In the traditional economy,
credit bears the risk that the borrower may default on its debt, the lender hence requires …

{teEther}: Gnawing at ethereum to automatically exploit smart contracts

J Krupp, C Rossow - … USENIX security symposium (USENIX Security 18), 2018 - usenix.org
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin not only provide a decentralized currency, but also provide a
programmatic way to process transactions. Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency …

Sok: Transparent dishonesty: front-running attacks on blockchain

S Eskandari, S Moosavi, J Clark - … Workshops, VOTING and WTSC, St. Kitts …, 2020 - Springer
We consider front-running to be a course of action where an entity benefits from prior access
to privileged market information about upcoming transactions and trades. Front-running has …