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Breaking Byzantine Fault Tolerance
In this week’s State of the Network, we dive into the method and findings of the paper Breaking BFT: Quantifying the Cost to Attack Bitcoin and Ethereum and review the importance of network security and resistance to attack.
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SOTM June 16-22, 2022
The liquidation cascade has swelled into a tsunami as crypto firms nervously eye even their most credible counterparties. As the [...]
Following Flows IV: Pruning Payouts
This week’s State of the Network adds to our “Following Flows” series of research devoted to understanding miners’ blockchain activity. Bitcoin [...]
SOTM June 9-15, 2022
The crypto rumor mill is churning with accusations of insolvency as leverage begins to unwind across the ecosystem. Second-order effects [...]
Following Celsius’ On-Chain Financial Activity as Withdrawals are Halted
Late Sunday night (ET), the Celsius Network, one of the largest crypto asset lenders, dampened the mood on an already [...]
SOTM June 2-8, 2022
Hawkishness is back in vogue as central banks nix stimulus in an effort to curb decades-high inflation. On the heels [...]
Analyzing FTX & Coinbase Spot Volume Trends
May 2022 was a month full of changes in the crypto market. Amid the volatility, crypto exchanges experienced a big [...]
State of the Network at Three Years Old
State of the Network just turned three years old! Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the rest of the crypto ecosystem has grown [...]
SOTM May 26-June 1, 2022
Crypto markets are struggling to regain composure as Bitcoin staggers around the $30K level. This week was characterized by more [...]
SOTM May 19-25, 2022
Though the crypto slump has reached a state of strained stasis, investors remain wary of the market's downward momentum. For [...]