• Bitcoin-Native JIT Liquidation Shielding on Babylon TBV

  29 Jul 2026 technical   bitcoin defi babylon blockchain

  Turning Bitcoin’s Liquidation Predators Into Borrower Defense A system-design writeup for review — including an honest account of what’s still unproven. Babylon’s Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (TBV) let you lock native Bitcoin on Bitcoin mainnet and use it as a collateral to borrow on EVM protocols like Aave V4 — with...

• Unpacking the Magic behind Zero-Knowledge Proofs

  14 Dec 2025 technical   cryptography zero knowledge proofs blockchain

  Unpacking the Magic behind Zero-Knowledge Proofs Originally published on Medium, 14 December 2025. Imagine acquiring an ancient treasure map. You seek to assure the world of its authenticity — that you possess the map — without revealing the map itself, else the treasure will be compromised. Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) resolve...

• Solving the Privacy Paradox in DeFi

  16 Nov 2025 technical   blockchain confidential computing privacy compliance cryptocurrency

  Solving the Privacy Paradox in DeFi Leveraging Midnight for both Confidentiality and Compliance Originally published on Medium, 16 November 2025. Decentralized finance (DeFi) has traditionally forced a choice between privacy and transparency. Most blockchains opt for 100% transparency, making every transaction and balance public. While this creates a trustless system,...

• Extending Smart Contracts with Coprocessors: A Beginner's Guide (Part 1)

  02 Dec 2024 technical   web3 ai agent onchain coprocessor blockchain

  Extending Smart Contracts with Coprocessors: A Beginner’s Guide (Part 1) Originally published on Medium, 2 December 2024. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) has its limitations. Complex calculations can be costly and time-consuming, hindering the development of sophisticated decentralized applications. Enter coprocessors, which offload computationally intensive tasks off-chain, while keeping the...

• End of Cryptocurrencies? Think not…

  16 Nov 2022 technical   cryptocurrency defi dex crypto wallet blockchain

  End of Cryptocurrencies? Think not… Originally published on Medium, 16 November 2022. I am not heavily invested in any cryptocurrency (“crypto”), but I have been studying them since 2015. I have generally been positive towards how crypto could streamline inefficiencies in our existing payments infrastructure. Recent demise of FTX made...