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Non-Atomic Arbitrage in Decentralized Finance

The prevalence of maximal extractable value (MEV) in the Ethereum ecosystem has led to a characterization of the latter as a dark forest. Studies of MEV have thus far largely been restricted to purely on-chain MEV, i.e., sandwich attacks, cyclic arbitrage, and liquidations. In this work, we shed lig

Street Traders Math 3.5 Rigor 8.5 ·  January 3, 2024

DeFi Lending During The Merge

Lending protocols in decentralized finance enable the permissionless exchange of capital from lenders to borrowers without relying on a trusted third party for clearing or market-making. Interest rates are set by the supply and demand of capital according to a pre-defined function. In the lead-up to

Street Traders Math 3 Rigor 7.5 ·  January 23, 2023

Short Squeeze in DeFi Lending Market: Decentralization in Jeopardy?

Anxiety levels in the Aave community spiked in November 2022 as Avi Eisenberg performed an attack on Aave. Eisenberg attempted to short the CRV token by using funds borrowed on the protocol to artificially deflate the value of CRV. While the attack was ultimately unsuccessful, it left the Aave commu

Street Traders Math 2.5 Rigor 7.5 ·  February 8, 2023

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