RIG Open Problems (ROPs)
The Robust Incentives Group is a research team of the Ethereum Foundation. We specialise in incentive analysis for protocols, using methods from game theory, mechanism design, empirical analysis and simulations. Since our inception, we actively participated in research on EIP-1559, Proof-of-Stake Ethereum and rollups/L2s. Find our releases, posts, and papers on our homepage!
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ROP status
- Open: Looking for more research
- Matched: Currently matched with researchers
- Completed: Research completed
List
ROPs (RIG Open Problems)
ROP-0: Timing games in Proof-of-Stake
Completed
ROP-1: Ethereum economic model review
Completed
ROP-2: Cost of censorship
Completed
ROP-3: Rollup economics framework
Completed
Phase 1: Gathering
Completed
Phase 2: Expansion
Completed
ROP-4: “Rewrite” vanilla IP-PBS in PEPC framework
Completed
ROP-5: Ethereum supply network health framework
Completed
ROP-5.1: Empirical Analysis of Cross Domain CEX <> DEX Arbitrage on Ethereum
Completed
ROP-6/FRP-41: Stackelberg attacks and Miner-Extractable Value (MEV)
Matched
ROP-7: Economic models of signature aggregation in account abstraction
Matched
ROP-8: Geographical distribution of Ethereum validators
Completed
ROP-9: Multiplicity gadgets for censorship-resistance
Matched
ROP-9.1: Collaboration with
ROP-9.2: FOCIL specs and implementation
Matched
ROP-9.3: FOCIL fee markets
Matched
ROP-10: Economic validation of execution tickets
Matched
ROP-11: The stake supply curve and future staking economy
Matched
ROP-12: Credible LLM Markets and AI-MEV
Matched
ROP-12.1: Optimizing Request Matching for LLM Routers
Matched
ROP-13: Validation of Trusted Advantage in Slot Auction ePBS
Completed
ROP-14: Transaction Fee Market Design for Parallel Execution
Matched
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