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The New Era of Axelar: 2026 Roadmap

on December 16, 2025 by Nikolaos Kamarinakis, Dr. Dionysis Zindros

Common Prefix's plans for Axelar's new era, starting with the 2026 roadmap.

Reading time: 6 minutes
Blockchains and Formal Verification - a Match Made in Heaven?

on December 12, 2025 by Dr. Orfeas Stefanos Thyfronitis Litos

An accessible guide to formal verification, what it is, why it matters for blockchain security, and how developers can start using it to build more trustworthy systems.

Reading time: 22 minutes
Event-Driven Consensus in the Age of Dynamic Availability

on November 3, 2025 by Dr. Sravya Yandamuri

Exploring how event-driven designs bridge synchrony and asynchrony to achieve low-latency consensus under dynamic participation.

Reading time: 13 minutes
The Past of Game Theory and the Present of Blockchains

on September 5, 2025 by Dr. Dimitris Karakostas

A look at how classical game theory concepts, from utilitarianism to the prisoners’ dilemma, shape our understanding of incentives and security in blockchain systems.

Reading time: 7 minutes
The Landscape of Front-running Prevention

on September 1, 2025 by Lioba Heimbach

An exploration of the strategies and trade-offs in defending decentralized finance users against front-running attacks.

Reading time: 6 minutes
Sei Giga, Under the Hood - Part 3: Economics

on June 8, 2025 by Dr. Dimitris Karakostas

The third instalment focuses on the economics of Sei Giga.

Reading time: 10 minutes
Sei Giga, Under the Hood - Part 2: Performance

on June 7, 2025 by Dr. Dimitris Karakostas

The second instalment explores the performance enhancements of Sei Giga.

Reading time: 9 minutes
Sei Giga, Under the Hood - Part 1: Consensus

on June 6, 2025 by Dr. Dimitris Karakostas

The first instalment focuses on Sei Giga’s consensus, with the Autobahn protocol at the heart of it.

Reading time: 9 minutes
The Battle of Blockchains: PoW vs PoS Unveiled

on April 17, 2024 by Prof. Zeta Avarikioti

A perspective on the long-standing battle between proof-of-work and proof-of-stake blockchains.

Reading time: 8 minutes