6 papers
SoK: Blockchain-Based Decentralized AI (DeAI)
Elizabeth Lui, Rui Sun, Vatsal Shah +5
Centralization enhances the efficiency of Artificial Intelligence (AI) but also introduces critical challenges, including single points of failure, inherent biases, data privacy ri…
Toxic Ink on Immutable Paper: Content Moderation for Ethereum Input Data Messages (IDMs)
Xihan Xiong, Zhipeng Wang, Qin Wang +1
Decentralized communication is becoming an important use case within Web3. On Ethereum, users can repurpose the transaction input data field to embed natural-language messages, com…
Talking Transactions: Decentralized Communication through Ethereum Input Data Messages (IDMs)
Xihan Xiong, Zhipeng Wang, Qin Wang +3
Can you imagine, blockchain transactions can talk! In this paper, we study how they talk and what they talk about. We focus on the input data field of Ethereum transactions, which…
Leverage Staking with Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs): Opportunities and Risks
Xihan Xiong, Zhipeng Wang, Xi Chen +2
In the Proof of Stake (PoS) Ethereum ecosystem, users can stake ETH on Lido to receive stETH, a Liquid Staking Derivative (LSD) that represents staked ETH and accrues staking rewar…
Market Misconduct in Decentralized Finance (DeFi): Analysis, Regulatory Challenges and Policy Implications
Xihan Xiong, Zhipeng Wang, Tianxiang Cui +2
Technological advancement drives financial innovation, reshaping the traditional finance landscape and redefining user-market interactions. The rise of blockchain and Decentralized…
Exploring the Market Dynamics of Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs)
Xihan Xiong, Zhipeng Wang, Qin Wang
Staking has emerged as a crucial concept following Ethereum's transition to Proof-of-Stake consensus. The introduction of Liquid Staking Derivatives (LSDs) has effectively addresse…