7 papers
SoK: Design, Vulnerabilities, and Security Measures of Cryptocurrency Wallets
Yimika Erinle, Yathin Kethepalli, Yebo Feng +1
With the advent of decentralised digital currencies powered by blockchain technology, a new era of peer-to-peer transactions has commenced. The rapid growth of the cryptocurrency e…
Piercing the Veil of TVL: DeFi Reappraised
Yichen Luo, Yebo Feng, Jiahua Xu +1
Total value locked (TVL) is widely used to measure the size and popularity of decentralized finance (DeFi). However, TVL can be easily manipulated and inflated through "double coun…
Evolution of ESG-focused DLT Research: An NLP Analysis of the Literature
Walter Hernandez Cruz, Kamil Tylinski, Alastair Moore +6
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) faces increasing environmental scrutiny, particularly concerning the energy consumption of the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism and broad…
Auto.gov: Learning-based Governance for Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
Jiahua Xu, Yebo Feng, Daniel Perez +1
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is an integral component of the blockchain ecosystem, enabling a range of financial activities through smart-contract-based protocols. Traditional DeFi…
DeFi versus TradFi: Valuation Using Multiples and Discounted Cash Flows
Teng Andrea Xu, Jiahua Xu, Kristof Lommers
As of August 2022, blockchain-based assets boast a combined market capitalisation exceeding one trillion USD, among which the most prominent are the decentralised autonomous organi…
Triple-entry Accounting, Blockchain and Next of Kin: Towards a Standardisation of Ledger Terminology
Juan Ignacio Ibañez, Chris N. Bayer, Paolo Tasca +1
Triple-entry accounting (TEA) is simultaneously a novel application in the blockchain universe and one of the many concepts applied in blockchain technology. Its Wild Wild West sta…