Giulia Scaffino
@GScaffino
Followers
121
Following
208
Media
2
Statuses
66
Ph.D. Candidate @tu_wien, Researcher @CommonPrefix
Joined March 2017
Welcome, @tempo Today, we're thrilled to share that Tempo is building with the @commonwarexyz Library, supporting our growth as a new core contributor, and accelerating our research and engineering with a strategic investment. https://t.co/9oUc7mMZQV
commonware.xyz
Today, we're thrilled to share that Tempo is building with the Commonware Library, supporting our growth as a new core contributor, and accelerating our research and engineering with a strategic...
96
36
494
We're hiring Summer Research Interns for 2026! Category Labs is seeking summer research interns to join our team and engage in advanced research across blockchain-related fields: mechanism design, distributed systems, cryptography, cryptoeconomics, systems, programming
49
27
359
Do NOT install any agentic browsers like OpenAI Atlas that just launched. Prompt injection attacks (malicious hidden prompts on websites) can easily hijack your computer, all your files and even log into your brokerage or banking using your credentials. Don’t be a guinea pig.
The security vulnerability we found in Perplexity’s Comet browser this summer is not an isolated issue. Indirect prompt injections are a systemic problem facing Comet and other AI-powered browsers. Today we’re publishing details on more security vulnerabilities we uncovered.
225
4K
28K
Everything runs on ledgers — from banks and governments to entire economies. Blockchains can transform them into a global, scientific system of trust. Watch @dionyziz keynote “The Vision of Blockchain” (Panathenea 2025, Athens). 1/3
18
14
66
Come do blockchain protocol research with us @a16zcrypto ! 🧑🔬🗽🍎
We've had 25 research interns over the past four summers @a16crypto, many of whom are now among the most visible researchers in the space. If you'd like to be a part of the summer '26 cohort, apply here:
1
2
21
We presented our Blink light client for PoW chains at FC this year! It syncs with the tip of the chain by only checking 👀 2k+1 block headers 🚀 full paper here:
PoW light clients are crucial to the blockchain ecosystem. Their resource overhead? - SPV: Linear. - NIPoPoW: Polylog. - ZK: Constant, but often with trusted setup. 1/4
0
0
2
sparse-clients will soon be implemented by all networks that plan to scale to internet scale. not all nodes should need to maintain the entire chain state to ensure state consistency if they only ever care to interact with a few contracts. light clients don’t solve this. p.s.
1/ When was the last time you tried to synchronize a full node? It took some time, right? And probably it wasn’t even a high‑throughput chain like @SuiNetwork.
5
1
16
Thanks to my co-authors @LefKok @alberto_sonnino @wuest_karl @mskd96, and thanks to @Mysten_Labs for having me last summer and giving me the chance to work with all the fab folks there!
0
0
1
In Sunfish ( https://t.co/xRDrsUXjLR) we define a new blockchain client that sits in between full and light nodes: the sparse client! A sparse client: - monitors a substate of the state of the ledger - downloads ⏬, executes ⚙️, and stores 💾transactions touching that substate
eprint.iacr.org
The increased throughput offered by modern blockchains, such as Sui, Aptos, and Solana, enables processing thousands of transactions per second, but it also introduces higher costs for decentralized...
1/ When was the last time you tried to synchronize a full node? It took some time, right? And probably it wasn’t even a high‑throughput chain like @SuiNetwork.
1
1
5
1/ Jolt just got a 6× speedup. We now prove over 1,000,000 RISC-V cycles/sec on a 32-core CPU and over 500,000 cycles/sec on a MacBook, with proofs of about 50 KB. Here’s what’s new 🧵
22
65
330
New pod blog on building fee markets without consensus by @liobaheimbach and @zetavar1
https://t.co/NEgq6iePzZ
8
15
57
It's the most fun you'll have getting nerd-sniped! Luma below 👇
3
2
16
We're throwing a devnet party at SBC! There will be free food & swag. Cool alpha and a few surprises. Trust us, it's the most fun you'll have getting nerd sniped. 👉 https://t.co/pKnB2NZFbb
luma.com
Join us at the pod devnet party! Meet the team and get an inside look at the tech behind our projects. This is your chance to connect, learn, and explore the…
5
14
58
excited for the new era of combinatorial batch auctions on CoW protocol! combinatorial auctions allow for auctioning multiple items simultaneously when their values might be co-related. imagine you had to auction off item A and B. naively, you could either hold two separate
🧵 CoW Protocol just got a major upgrade. Say hello to Fair Combinatorial Batch Auctions (FCBAs) - the smartest, fastest, and fairest way to trade on-chain. It's not just an upgrade. It's a whole new standard for DEXs. Here's what you need to know: 👇
3
3
18
Interested in the Alpenglow Presentation Slides (PDF)? https://t.co/jnAMwmHFWo Then go and read the white paper: https://t.co/1xDNquE9HS Feedback very much appreciated! @qkniep @DiscoKobi @solana
anza.xyz
Meet Alpenglow: Solana’s new consensus protocol which highlights major performance gains. Learn more in the blog and linked white paper.
15
15
112
Check out the new blog post by our very own @MaxResnick1 and guest blogger @aeyakovenko! It explains how multiple concurrent leaders will make decentralized NASDAQ a reality on Solana. Link below 👇
32
77
375
Types of Distributed Systems Papers. Joke modeled after @xkcd 's https://t.co/XbBOojmBjt
#distributedsystems #distributedsystemsjokes
0
68
252
Looking forward to seeing y'all at our Crypto side event at the brand new @CommonPrefix offices in central Athens! I'll give a short talk and then we'll have two super interesting expert panels. Come for the talks, stay for the connections, discussions, and finger food!
📅 We're hosting a fun meetup on May 9 as part of @PanatheneaFest. If you're in Athens and you're a crypto nerd, come join @poddotnetwork @CommonPrefix and @bigpivc to talk about the state of blockchain. 👇
1
3
22
The new @CommonPrefix's office in Athens is the place to be at 🔥 stop by it tomorrow!
Join us this Friday as we’re opening the doors of our brand‑new Athens office as part of @PanatheneaFest! Co-hosted with @poddotnetwork and @bigpivc, we'll explore breakthrough research, engineering hurdles, institutional breakthroughs and the next wave of crypto investments.
0
0
1
