Research Area:  Blockchain Technology

Abstract:

Decentralized finance (DeFi) in Ethereum is a financial ecosystem built on the blockchain that has locked over 200 billion USD until April 2022. All transaction information is transparent and open when transacting through the DeFi protocol, which has led to a series of attacks. Several studies have attempted to optimize it from both economic and technical perspectives. However, few works analyze the vulnerabilities and optimizations of the entire DeFi system. In this paper, we first systematically analyze vulnerabilities related to DeFi in Ethereum at several levels, then we investigate real-world attacks. Finally, we summarize the achievements of DeFi optimization and provide some future directions.

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Author(s) Name:  Wenkai Li, Jiuyang Bu, Xiaoqi Li, Xianyi Chen

Publisher name:  arXiv:2205.09524

DOI:  10.48550/arXiv.2205.09524

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Paper Link:   https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.09524