Brian Zhu

How do onchain markets actually work? D²’s DeFi Microstructure track covers the mechanics behind latency, fees, staking, and block building: → Latency races on blockchains: Brian Zhu → Fee mechanisms under execution uncertainty: Sarisht Wadhwa → Liquid staking and policy limits: Fayçal Drissi → EVM workloads in the wild: Jason Milionis → Ethereum block-building resilience: Sen Yang

Token distributions often happen behind closed doors, creating information gaps and privileging a few players We think there's a better way Today, we're launching the Continuous Clearing Auction Protocol

As the year comes to a close, we're excited to showcase how the Pantera Catalyze Research Fellowship is driving innovation in blockchain technology. Today, we're proud to present the final Pantera Catalyze papers—just in time for the holidays! After months of dedication and refinement, our fellows are ready to share their groundbreaking research with the world. Dive into their insights below ⬇️ panteracapital.com/blog-reflectin…

New research alert! With @The_Zhukeeper @xin__wan @danrobinson @BradBachu, we show that, counterintuitively, protecting users from paying fees for failed transactions can increase total fee revenue!