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Conor McMenamin
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Cryptocurrencies Need a Reality Check

Current cryptocurrencies require certain players to follow the protocol and forego potential financial gains. We prove this is is insecure.

Jan 17, 2021
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Cryptocurrencies Need a Reality Check
Cryptocurrencies Need a Reality Check
Jan 17, 2021
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A DEX Protocol with Best-in-Class Execution

We highlight the scale of the MEV problem in DEXs, the existing attempts to solve it, and how the FairTraDEX protocol actually does.

Apr 4, 2022
Apr 4, 2022

FairTraDEX: Chopping Down the Dark Forest

FairTraDEX is a decentralised exchange protocol based on zero-knowledge set-membership tools, formally preventing extractable value.

Feb 12, 2022
FairTraDEX: Chopping Down the Dark Forest
FairTraDEX: Chopping Down the Dark Forest
Feb 12, 2022

There is something inherently wrong with accepting a system that takes money from clients in the…

Unless your solutions guarantee fair execution for clients with no advantages for block proposers, I don't think the Flashbots approach is…

Sep 21, 2021
Sep 21, 2021

Tenderstake: A ByRa SMR protocol

Something is rotten in the state of cryptos; the player model. I propose a new model, ByRa, and provide a blockchain protocol for this new…

Jun 3, 2021
Tenderstake: A ByRa SMR protocol
Tenderstake: A ByRa SMR protocol
Jun 3, 2021

Blockchain-based Vaccine Passports

Blockchains allow us to implement trusted vaccine passports. In this article, I outline a simple proposal for such an implementation.

Jan 28, 2021
Blockchain-based Vaccine Passports
Blockchain-based Vaccine Passports
Jan 28, 2021
Conor McMenamin

Conor McMenamin

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PhD student in Formal Analysis of Blockchain Technology.

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