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The document introduces Alloy, a Rust toolkit for Ethereum and other EVM networks, and explains features relevant to building bots, indexers, and applications. Its compile-time Solidity interface generation provides typed contract bindings and handles ABI…
The document critiques aspects of the FCA’s proposed cryptoasset perimeter guidance, focusing on cross-border firms, stablecoin settlement, and software providers. It argues that removing the overseas persons exclusion could push global businesses to build…
This discussion examines how crypto tokens might support creators and online communities through digital merchandise, fan recognition, fundraising, and tradable claims. A token can represent a collectible or redeemable physical item while also serving as…
The paper describes Gradual Dutch Auctions (GDAs), a mechanism for selling assets without relying on existing market makers. A GDA represents a sale as a sequence of virtual Dutch auctions whose prices decline over time. The discrete version suits NFTs or…
The document explains how a blockchain validator can check whether a large block of data is recoverable without downloading the whole block. Its central mechanism uses Reed-Solomon erasure coding: the producer expands the original data into redundant coded…
Reth is presented as a Rust implementation of an Ethereum execution node and a set of reusable components for EVM infrastructure. The release describes an archive node with Ethereum JSON-RPC support, historical tracing, and libraries for tasks such as…
This letter excerpt reviews the 2022 crypto selloff and a chain of failures involving Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin UST, the LUNA token, Three Arrows Capital, and crypto lenders. It explains UST’s two-way mint-and-burn mechanism and how confidence-driven…