The essence of maximizing the internal rate of return (IRR) lies in the total amount of leverage contracted to finance a transaction. The less equity a buyout firm has to fork out, the better its potential gains. This mechanical process is shown in the following table using three hypothetical investments. […]
Daily Archives: March 21, 2024
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This blog post discloses a threat against the Ethereum network that was present from the Merge up until the Dencun hard fork. Background Prior to the merge, different message size limits for RPC communication were set to protect clients from denial-of-service (DOS) attacks. These limits, applied to messages received via […]
Introduction Digital assets form a new and distinct asset class that despite considerable volatility is rapidly maturing. Bitcoin, the first and largest cryptoasset, laid the foundation for enormous innovation across decentralized finance (DeFi), the metaverse, and various other crypto sectors. To analyze this nascent asset class, we apply the lens […]
tl;dr Altair pre-release is out Over the past week, beacon chain Altair pre-release specs — Stargazer v1.1.0-alpha.1 and Half of ’em just look like dots v1.1.0-alpha.2 — were released. These represent the first feature complete releases of the upcoming Altair upgrade to the beacon chain, and give engineering teams something […]
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