Notes on Web3, cryptoeconomics, and science.https://luca-nik.github.io/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/public_good_games/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/public_good_games/A deep dive into the design principles and incentive mechanisms that make large-scale cooperation possible in decentralized systems.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/fair_trade_problem/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/fair_trade_problem/A deep dive into the fair exchange problem and its implications, with Ethereum's PBS as an illustrative example.Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/market_making/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/market_making/Explore how I designed a market-making algorithm for the IOTA/BTC pair on Binance.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/ice-fragility/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/ice-fragility/Explore the mechanical stability of waterfall ice and its impact on ice climbing safety.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/patent/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/patent/Combining quantum mechanics and classical electrodynamics to revolutionize the design of ultra-sensitive molecular sensors.Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/intent_matching/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/intent_matching/Come get a look to my geometrical interpretation of the intent matching problem in DeFiThu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/ni-c/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/ni-c/My work as Research Assistant at the University of Ulm back in 2020Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/consensus_fl/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/consensus_fl/When consensus algorithms allow for the cooperation and collective learning of IoT devices.Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/sers_hopt/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/sers_hopt/The theoretical treatment of SERS within TDPT and my perspective on charge transfer mechanisms.Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/forward_routing/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/forward_routing/My DeFi automatic bot that maximizes the order's surplus by matching a set of order intents to various potential liquidity sources.Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://luca-nik.github.io/blog/metronome/https://luca-nik.github.io/blog/metronome/A detailed analysis of risk-free arbitrage opportunities within the Metronome ecosystem, focusing on the Autonomous Converter Contract.Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT