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November 8, 2024

Chainrisk Simulation Engine

Chainrisk Simulation Engine provides rapid, precise DeFi risk assessments using Rust-based simulations & on-chain data, optimizing protocols for resilience & cost-efficiency.
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November 6, 2024

Chainrisk VaR Methodology

Discover the essentials of Value at Risk (VaR), a key tool for measuring potential financial losses in portfolios. This guide covers how VaR works, from historical simulations to Monte Carlo methods, & its role in setting risk limits, stress testing, & supporting smart financial decisions.
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November 5, 2024

DeFi Lending & Borrowing Risk Framework

Explore the fundamentals of risk management in DeFi lending & borrowing. This guide covers key risk parameters—collateralization, liquidation, & interest rate curves—designed to enhance protocol stability. Learn how supply caps, liquidation thresholds, & volatility management interact to mitigate risks, supporting resilience & sustainable growth in DeFi.
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November 2, 2024

Arbitrum 3rd Milestone Completion Announcement

ChainRisk has successfully completed Arbitrum's third milestone, focusing on enhancing backend & cloud infrastructure to support large-scale Monte Carlo simulations. This achievement includes scalable transaction processing, stochastic price path modeling using GARCH models, & the development of incentive optimization strategies.
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October 25, 2024

Arbitrum 2nd Milestone Completion Announcement

Arbitrum completes its 2nd milestone, finalizing the simulation engine with robust security, seamless cloud deployment, comprehensive testing, & engaging community risk calls. User-friendly documentation ensures easy onboarding, while extensive simulations validate performance & scalability.
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October 23, 2024

Superlend Economic Risk Assessment Report

Explore an in-depth economic risk assessment of the Superlend protocol on the Etherlink chain. The report analyzes risk parameters, liquidity, and volatility across assets like WBTC, WETH, USDC, USDT, and XTZ, offering recommendations to balance capital efficiency and risk management.
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October 18, 2024

Compound V3 Economic Audit Announcement

An in-depth overview of Chainrisk’s economic audit on Compound V3, focusing on advanced simulations on the Arbitrum One Chain. Discover how optimized risk parameters enhance security, capital efficiency, & resilience across various market conditions in DeFi.
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October 17, 2024

Compound Finance 3rd Milestone Announcement

An overview of Chainrisk's economic audit on Compound V3, highlighting advanced simulations on the Arbitrum One Chain. This update focuses on optimizing risk management strategies, enhancing security, & improving capital efficiency across various market scenarios.
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October 16, 2024

Multi-Agent Influence Diagrams for Governance Protocols

Explore the use of Multi-Agent Influence Diagrams (MAIDs) in decentralized governance protocols. Learn how MAIDs provide a game-theoretic framework for modeling strategic interactions among agents, enabling secure & sustainable decision-making in complex DeFi systems by aligning incentives & preventing governance attacks.
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September 24, 2024

Compound Finance Update #2: Risk Simulation Overview

This update outlines the planned test scenarios for the Economic Risk Simulation Engine for Compound v3, focusing on modeling & predicting economic risks in DeFi under extreme market conditions to test protocol resilience, evaluate risk management, & identify vulnerabilities.
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September 24, 2024

Introduction to Incentive Compatibility in Cryptoeconomics

Incentive Compatibility in cryptoeconomics involves designing mechanisms within blockchain networks to deter malicious behaviors & promote beneficial contributions, ensuring participants act in ways that support the network's health & security.
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September 17, 2024

Chainrisk & Fuel Network Partnership Announcement

Chainrisk partners with Fuel Network to enhance DeFi economic security through comprehensive risk simulation, robust agent-based simulations, & stress testing for FuelVM protocols, emphasizing transparency & innovation in blockchain technology.
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September 17, 2024

Chainrisk & DeFcor Finance Partnership Announcement

This partnership aims to co-develop the Economic Security Index for AVSs on the EigenLayer platform & launch an Economic Security Pool, enhancing security & stability, while setting new standards in economic security & risk management for blockchain protocols.
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September 17, 2024

Chainrisk & Dojima Network Partnership Announcement

The partnership announcement highlights the collaboration between Chainrisk & Dojima Network to enhance the security & development of DApps across multiple blockchain networks by leveraging Chainrisk's comprehensive economic security solutions & risk simulation tools.
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September 17, 2024

Chainrisk & Joule Finance Partnership Announcement

This partnership announcement reveals an exciting collaboration between Chainrisk & Joule Finance to enhance Joule Finance's reliability & stability through advanced simulation tools, comprehensive risk analysis, & stress testing.
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September 17, 2024

Chainrisk & Ebisu Finance Partnership Announcement

Chainrisk has announced the onboarding of Ebisu Finance to its Economic Risk Management Platform for extensive stress testing & analysis, enhancing risk management & understanding of potential vulnerabilities.
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September 17, 2024

Renzo Protocol & the Future of DeFi: Risks, Rewards, & Realities

The rapid growth of TVL in EigenLayer to $19.5 billion, contrasted with a TVR of only two-thirds, reveals potential risks, especially in Renzo's leveraged restaking protocol using ezETH, which could lead to widespread DeFi disruptions if depegging events occur, as highlighted in C. Alexander’s paper.
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August 28, 2024

Chainrisk & Zerolend Partnership Announcement

Explore how the partnership between ChainRisk & ZeroLend is revolutionizing DeFi risk management. Through advanced Risk Vaults, real-time analytics, & cutting-edge simulation platforms, they ensure enhanced security, optimized lending, & robust protocol resilience across diverse market scenarios.
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August 16, 2024

Technical Audits Are Not Enough: Economic Security in DeFi

Discover why traditional technical audits are not enough for DeFi protocols. Learn how economic audits offer comprehensive security by simulating market conditions, identifying governance risks, & ensuring resilience against price manipulation & liquidity crises.
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August 15, 2024

Gyroscope Community Dashboard - Powered by Chainrisk

Explore the Gyroscope Community Dashboard powered by Chainrisk. Gain real-time insights into $GYD's supply, liquidity, and stability across multiple blockchains. Monitor key metrics like TVL, token velocity, minting & redemption activities, and liquidity pool dynamics.
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August 12, 2024

Chainrisk & Arbitrum Partnership Announcement

Chainrisk & Arbitrum announce a strategic partnership to enhance DeFi economic security. By integrating Chainrisk’s simulation tools, protocols on Arbitrum can stress test designs, optimize incentives, & access comprehensive risk management solutions.
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May 21, 2024

Chainrisk & Compound Finance Partnership Announcement

Chainrisk & Compound Finance have partnered to enhance the economic security of Compound V3 (Comet) by leveraging Chainrisk's simulation platform to test protocol features & stress scenarios, ensuring stability & robustness in the USDC-based, EVM-compatible DeFi protocol.
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May 21, 2024

Chainrisk & Angle Protocol Partnership Announcement

By integrating Chainrisk’s risk assessment tools, Angle Protocol stress-tested its borrowing module against economic exploits & extreme market conditions, such as Black Thursday events.
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May 21, 2024

Chainrisk & Plend Finance Partnership Announcement

Chainrisk has partnered with Plend Finance to integrate Plend into its economic risk management platform, extending its risk management capabilities & supporting a broader range of DeFi protocols.
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