3 papers
cs.CR2026
Decentralized Equilibrium for Bitcoin Mining
Manuel Mueller-Frank, Minghao Pan, Omer Tamuz
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are defined by protocols that specify how participants record transactions and create new currency units. These protocols are not enforced by law o…
cs.GT2025
The Power of Two in Token Systems
Itai Ashlagi, Süleyman Kerimov, Omer Tamuz +1
In economies without monetary transfers, token systems serve as an alternative to sustain cooperation, alleviate free riding, and increase efficiency. This paper studies whether a…
math.PR2025
A Fourier approach to Levine's hat puzzle
Steven Heilman, Omer Tamuz
We consider Lionel Levine's notorious hat puzzle with two players. Each player has a stack of hats on their head, and each hat is chosen independently to be either black or white.…