Posts
Blog posts and other writing. I also post on the 20squares blog and the CyberCat blog.
20squares blog
Welcome to the (ZK) Jungle ↗
January 2026 — With Fabrizio Genovese. On zero-knowledge cryptography and its practical applications.
The Compliance Clock Started … in 2024 ↗
January 2026 — With Fabrizio Genovese. How regulatory frameworks like NIS2 and DORA are reshaping cryptographic compliance requirements.
The ROI of Your Action ↗
December 2025 — How 20squares applies quantitative economic frameworks by treating business problems as instances of market impact.
Open Games Meets HEVM ↗
May 2025 — With Andre Videla. Integrating the Open Games Engine with the Haskell Ethereum Virtual Machine for game-theoretic analysis of smart contracts.
A Software Engine for Game Theoretic Modelling ↗
May 2025 — Introducing a composable software toolkit for modeling strategic interactions, supported by an Ethereum Foundation grant.
Decoding the Dual Governance Mechanism ↗
April 2025 — A compositional game-theoretic deep dive into Lido’s dual governance mechanism.
Splitting the Block ↗
February 2024 — On MEV infrastructure and block construction.
Developing the MEV Infrastructure: Cui Bono? ↗
August 2023 — With Fabrizio Genovese and Daniele Palombi.
CyberCat blog
Compositionality and the Mass Customization of Economic Models ↗
July 2024 — On how compositionality enables scalable, reusable economic modelling.
A Software Engine for Game Theoretic Modelling - Part 2 ↗
June 2022 — Continuation of the introduction to the open games engine.
Older posts
What Problem Does Compositional Game Theory Solve?
May 2021 — Compositional game theory offers a novel way to map from theory to concrete application, providing a programming language for representing and analyzing strategic interactions.
Games as Computations or Computations as Games?
May 2021 — Compositional game theory, based on category theory, offers a seamless switch of perspective between strategic interactions as computations and computations as strategic interactions.
Code as Theory
January 2019 — At the core of what digitalization means for economic theory. Bridging the gap between specification based on economic models and implementation in code.
Mechanisms for the Provision of Public Goods in the Digital Age ↗
SSRN — External paper on public goods provision in the digital age.
Blockchain and Ex-Ante Exclusion Mechanisms ↗
SSRN — External paper on blockchain and exclusion mechanisms.