2026 crypto reading list
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- MEV/relays/PBS
+ link. "DPaaS: Improving Decentralization by Removing Relays in Ethereum PBS" by Liu et al.
+ link. "Sandwiched and Silent: Behavioral Adaptation and Private Channel Exploitation in Ethereum MEV" by Davide Mancino and Davide Rezzoli
+ link. "Becoming Immutable: How Ethereum is Made" by Andrea Canidio and Vabuk Pahari
- proof-of-stake
+ link. "Native DVT for Ethereum staking" by Vitalik
- consensus
+ link. "Majorum: Ebb-and-Flow Consensus with Dynamic Quorums" by D'Amato et al.
+ link. "Trustless Consensus Manipulation Through Bribing Contracts" by Soóki et al.
- execution layer
+ link. "Worst-Case Block Size and Calldata Repricing for Glamsterdam" by Toni
+ prop amms
* link. "Making Sense of Prop AMMs On Solana" by Lachezar Kolev & Andrea Candela
* link. "The Rise of Proprietary Market Makers on Solana" by David Liang
* link. "Solana's Proprietary AMM Revolution" by Lostin
- l1/l2 constructions
+ link. "Combining preconfirmations with based rollups for synchronous composability" by Vitalik
+ link. "Synchronous Composability Between Rollups via Realtime Proving" by Jordi Baylina
+ link. "New Directions in Synchronous Composability" by Jason Vranek
- zk Ethereum
+ link. "Ethereum’s Next Big Shift: From Re-Executing Every Transaction to Verifying ZK Proofs" by Ladislaus
- ethereum core development/proposals
+ link. "The Case for Quick Slots in Hegota" by Carl Beek
+ link. "Checkpoint #8: Jan 2026" by Nixo
+ link. "Integrating zkEVM Proofs into Ethereum's Core Protocol" by Kev
+ link. "An update from Tomasz" by Tomasz
- blobs
+ link. "Fusaka: More Blobs, Less Votes, Broken Hearts?" by Sam
- IC3 Winter Camp reading list
+ link. "B-Privacy: Defining and Enforcing Privacy in Weighted Voting" by Breckenridge et al.
+ link. "Prrr: Personal Random Rewards for Blockchain Reporting" by Chen et al.
- news
+ link. "Ethereum’s Post‑Fusaka Activity Surge: The Impact of Address Poisoning" by Tanay Ved
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february 2026
- link. "Ethereum’s Post‑Fusaka Activity Surge: The Impact of Address Poisoning" by Tanay Ved- link. "The Case for Quick Slots in Hegota" by Carl Beek
- link. "Ethereum’s Next Big Shift: From Re-Executing Every Transaction to Verifying ZK Proofs" by Ladislaus
- link. "An update from Tomasz" by Tomasz
- link. "Synchronous Composability Between Rollups via Realtime Proving" by Jordi Baylina
- link. "New Directions in Synchronous Composability" by Jason Vranek
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january 2026
- link. "Solana's Proprietary AMM Revolution" by Lostin- link. "The Rise of Proprietary Market Makers on Solana" by David Liang
- link. "Making Sense of Prop AMMs On Solana" by Lachezar Kolev & Andrea Candela
- link. "Integrating zkEVM Proofs into Ethereum's Core Protocol" by Kev
- link. "Checkpoint #8: Jan 2026" by Nixo
- link. "Worst-Case Block Size and Calldata Repricing for Glamsterdam" by Toni
- link. "Native DVT for Ethereum staking" by Vitalik
- link. "Combining preconfirmations with based rollups for synchronous composability" by Vitalik
- link. "Fusaka: More Blobs, Less Votes, Broken Hearts?" by Sam
- link. "Trustless Consensus Manipulation Through Bribing Contracts" by Soóki et al.
- link. "Becoming Immutable: How Ethereum is Made" by Andrea Canidio and Vabuk Pahari
- link. "Majorum: Ebb-and-Flow Consensus with Dynamic Quorums" by D'Amato et al.
- link. "Sandwiched and Silent: Behavioral Adaptation and Private Channel Exploitation in Ethereum MEV" by Davide Mancino and Davide Rezzoli
- link. "DPaaS: Improving Decentralization by Removing Relays in Ethereum PBS" by Liu et al.
- link. "B-Privacy: Defining and Enforcing Privacy in Weighted Voting" by Breckenridge et al.
- link. "Prrr: Personal Random Rewards for Blockchain Reporting" by Chen et al.
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