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EthCC[9] 18
Account AbstractionAI Smart Contract AuditingDeFi Institutional TransitionEthCC[9] — Conference OverviewEthereum Scaling RoadmapEthereum Staking DynamicsLidoMorpho ProtocolNeocypherpunk & CROPSOn-Chain AgentsOracle InfrastructurePost-Quantum CryptographyPrivacy as UX DesignSmart Contract FuzzingSmart Contract Security (2026 State)Stablecoins & RWA Convergencex402 Agentic PaymentsZK Proving Infrastructure
ETHDenver 25
Account AbstractionAI Smart Contract AuditingBrevity: Interpreted EVM Scripting LanguageBridge Security & Cross-Chain InteroperabilityDeFi Institutional TransitionDigital Asset Treasuries (DATs)Ethereum Public Goods FundingEthereum Real-Time BlockspaceEthereum Regulation 2026Ethereum Scaling RoadmapEthereum Staking DynamicsLidoMEV, Pre-confirmations & Block BuildingMorpho ProtocolOn-Chain AgentsOn-Chain Yield SustainabilityPost-Quantum CryptographyPrediction MarketsRWA Tokenization for Housing FinanceSmart Contract Security (2026 State)Stablecoins & RWA ConvergenceTheDAO Security FundTornado Cashx402 Agentic PaymentsZK Proving Infrastructure
NoConsensus.wtf 2025 14
Anonymous BroadcastAutobahn ConsensusCensorship Resistance in Consensus ProtocolsCypherpunk Values & PhilosophyDistributed Block BuildingEthereum Scaling RoadmapEthereum Staking DynamicsMetadata PrivacyNoConsensus.wtf 2025 — OverviewObject-Capability SecurityP2P Networking in EthereumPrivacy as UX DesignTimelock Encryption and Threshold VRFsValidator Deanonymization on Ethereum's P2P Network
ECC2 6
Oracle Summit 1
Devconnect Argentina 13
Bridge Security & Cross-Chain InteroperabilityCreator Economy & Web3Cypherpunk Values & PhilosophyDecentralisation Accelerationism (d/acc)DeFi Institutional TransitionEncrypted Computing — FHE & ObfuscationEthereum Developer ToolingEthereum Scaling RoadmapOn-Chain AgentsPrediction Marketsx402 Agentic PaymentsZK Proving InfrastructurezkTLS Infrastructure
ETHPrague 2026 21
Account AbstractionAI Smart Contract AuditingCypherpunk Values & PhilosophyDAO Governance EvolutionEncrypted Computing — FHE & ObfuscationEthereum Developer ToolingEthereum Kernel & Public Goods FundingEthereum Public Goods FundingEthereum Scaling RoadmapETHPrague 2026 — OverviewL2 Synchronous ComposabilityNeocypherpunk & CROPSNetwork States & Pop-up CitiesOn-Chain AgentsOrbital Compute & Space InfrastructurePrivacy as UX DesignSmart Contract FuzzingSmart Contract Security (2026 State)Stablecoins & RWA Convergencex402 Agentic PaymentsZK Proving Infrastructure
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Block Building 8
Block Construction Timing and Wait DynamicsBuilder Execution Extensions: Intra-Block Loans, BEX, and Deterministic PlacementBuilderNet and Decentralized Block BuildingFlashnet Anonymous Block BuildingMulti-Party Block Construction (MPBC)PBS and MEV-BoostRelay Block MergingSub-Slot Execution (TOOL / NuConstruct)
Cryptography 7
L2 & Cross-Chain 7
Bridge Finality Risks and Pre-Finality ActionsEnterprise Privacy Infrastructure (Privacy Boost)Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) and Cross-Chain ComposabilityInstitutional / Permissioned L2s: Architecture and MEV TradeoffsL2 Fee Vault: Pricing L1 Costs with Feedback ControlOP Mainnet Stake-Based Transaction OrderingThe L1–L2 Relationship: Settlement, Differentiation, and Native Rollups
Papers 32
Paper Cluster (Apr–May 2026): AMM/LP Mathematics — IL, Path-Independent Fees, Stability, Polymarket, State TwinsPaper: A Dynamic Equilibrium Model for Automated Market MakersPaper: Adversarial Procurement in Blockchains — Mechanism Design for Verifiable OutsourcingPaper: Blockspace Under Pressure — Spam MEV on High-Throughput BlockchainsPaper: Boost+ — Equitable, Incentive-Compatible Block BuildingPaper: Concave is the New Linear — Anti-Plutocratic DAO Governance ImpossibilityPaper: Consensus Under Adversary Majority Done RightPaper: DCAT — Deniable Covert Asset Transfer via Staged MEVPaper: Denial-of-Service Against Multi-Round Transaction SimulationPaper: Economic Security of VDF-Based Randomness BeaconsPaper: Geographical Centralization Resilience in Ethereum's Block-Building ParadigmsPaper: Herring — Parallel Batch-Order-Fairness on DAG-based Blockchain ConsensusPaper: Imperfect Commitment in Maximal Extractable Value AuctionsPaper: Just-in-Time Resale in an Ahead-of-Time Auction — Timeboost/Kairos Event StudyPaper: Let Leaders Play Games — Improving Timing via 2-PropPaper: Mapping Public and Private JIT Liquidity in Ethereum's Builder EcosystemPaper: More to Extract — Discovering MEV by Token Contract Analysis (tMEV)Paper: Open vs. Sealed — Auction Format Choice for MEVPaper: Optimal Hedge Ratio for Delta-Neutral LP Under Liquidation ConstraintsPaper: Order Flow Exclusivity and Value Extraction Mechanisms — Ethereum Builder CentralizationPaper: Prediction Market Accuracy — Crowd Wisdom or Informed Minority?Paper: Pricing and Hedging for Liquidity Provision in CFMMsPaper: PRIME — Efficient Algorithm for Token Graph RoutingPaper: Proof-of-Time — From Untrusted to Trusted EraPaper: SoK — The Evolution of MEV, From Miners to Cross-ChainPaper: Space Fabric — Satellite-Enhanced Trusted Execution ArchitecturePaper: The Blockchain Execution Dilemma — Optimizing Revenue XOR Fair OrderingPaper: The Monotone Priority System — Foundations of Contract-Specific SequencingPaper: The Origins of MEV — Systematic Attribution of Arbitrage Opportunity CreationPaper: Timing Games — Probabilistic Backrunning and Spam (Flashbots/Offchain Labs)Paper: Where Does MEV Really Come From? Revisiting CEX-DEX Arbitrage on EthereumPaper/Document: The Ethereum Foundation Mandate
Mechanisms 6
Protocol 14
Besu Parallel State Root ComputationBlob Streaming: Ticket-Based AOT/JIT Blob LanesBlock-Level Access Lists (BALs) and Parallel Execution (EIP-7928)Data Availability: Blobs, PeerDAS, and Block-in-BlobsDecoupled Consensus: Goldfish, Majorum, and Dynamic AvailabilityePBS: Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (EIP-7732)Ethereum Protocol Roadmap 2026Ethereum State Scaling: Tiered State and New Forms of StorageEthereum's Values: Zero Option, CROPS, and the Right to QuitFast Confirmation Rule (FCR)Finality in Ethereum: Gasper, Gloas, and the Engine APIFrame Transactions and Native Account Abstraction (EIP-8141)L1 zkEVM: Optional Execution Proof Verification (EIP-8025)Outcome Pre-Confirmations
Economics 7
Orderflow 3