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by IC3 on June 23, 2025
Risk-Aware Restaking took first place at this year’s IC3 Blockchain Camp hackathon. We sat down with project lead Roi Bar-Zur (Technion, IC3) to find out what they built, the technical hurdles they overcame during the hackathon, and what’s next for their project.
by Deepak Maram (Mysten Labs, IC3 Alum), Mahimna Kelkar (Cornell Tech, IC3), and Ittay Eyal (Technion, IC3) on November 06, 2024
The authors examine interactive authentication mechanisms that could enhance wallet security, helping crypto users transact more safely.
by Marwa Mouallem, Ittay Eyal, and Ittai Abraham on August 09, 2024
Public key cryptography (PKC) is a fundamental technology that is a key enabler to the Internet and the whole client-server paradigm. Without public key cryptography there would be no cryptocurrencies, no online bank accounts, no online retail, etc.
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August 4-6, 2025
The conference focuses on technical innovations in the blockchain ecosystem, and brings together researchers and practioners working in the space. We aim to foster collaboration among the different communities working on blockchain protocols, cryptography, distributed systems, secure computing, and crypto-economics.
June 9-15, 2025
Thank you for joining us the 9th Annual IC3 Blockchain Camp! This 7-day experience was hosted once again at the Cornell Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island, New York City. IC3's Technical Committee of Sarah Allen, Surya Bakshi, Lorenz Breidenbach, Patrick McCorry, and Haaroon Yousaf prepared another immersive coding and learning experience!
January 5-9, 2025
Thank you to all who joined us for the IC3 Winter Retreat 2025 at the Hotel Terrace in Engelberg, Switzerland!
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Giving AI Agents Access to Cryptocurrency and Smart Contracts Creates New Vectors of AI Harm

There is growing interest in giving AI agents access to cryptocurrencies as well as to the smart contracts that transact them. But doing so, this position paper argues, could lead to formidable new vectors of AI harm. To support this argument, we first examine the unique properties of cryptocurrencies and smart contracts that could lead to these new vectors of harm. Next, we describe each of these new vectors of harm in detail. Finally, we conclude with a call for more technical research aimed at preventing and mitigating these harms and, thereby making it safer to endow AI agents with cryptocurrencies and smart contracts. For further details, please check out our Projects Page.

Keywords:
Smart Contracts
AI Agents
Cryptocurrencies
Safety

More projects:

  • Tokens: The tokenomics of staking
  • Frontier AI: Frontier AI’s Impact on the Cybersecurity Landscape
  • Insecurity Through Obscurity: Veiled Vulnerabilities in Closed-Source Contracts
  • Fairness in the Wild: Secure Atomic Swap with External Incentives
  • Toxic Decoys: A Path to Scaling Privacy-Preserving Cryptocurrencies
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