Blog and Research
Introducing Edge: The Next Generation Oracle Protocol
At Chaos Labs, we've always believed that robust risk management and reliable data are the foundations of a thriving DeFi ecosystem. With Edge, we're putting that belief into action, providing a solution that doesn't just report prices but actively contributes to the security and efficiency of on-chain finance.
Omer Goldberg
|Chaos Labs Secures $55M in Series A Funding
We're excited to announce our $55M Series A led by Haun Ventures to accelerate the development of our advanced risk management platform.
Omer Goldberg
|Oracle Risk and Security Standards: An Introduction (Pt. 1)
Chaos Labs is open-sourcing our Oracle Risk and Security Standards Framework to improve industry-wide risk and security posture and reduce protocol attacks and failures. Our Oracle Framework is the inspiration for our Oracle Risk and Security Platform. It was developed as part of our work leading, assessing, and auditing Oracles for top DeFi protocols.
Omer Goldberg
|Introducing Aave's Chaos Labs Risk Oracles
In the fast-paced and volatile environment of DeFi, managing risk parameters across Aave's extensive network—spanning over ten deployments, hundreds of markets, and thousands of variables such as Supply and Borrow Caps, Liquidation Thresholds, Loan-to-Value ratios, Liquidation Bonuses, Interest Rates, and Debt Ceilings—has evolved into a critical, yet resource-intensive, full-time endeavor. Chaos Labs aims to streamline this paradigm by integrating Risk Oracles to automate and optimize the risk management process, achieving scalability and near-real-time risk adjustment capabilities.
Omer Goldberg
|Trusting Trust in the Age of AI
While resources are heavily invested in improving frontier models and optimizing prompts, the true challenge lies in how AI systems retrieve and rank information. Chaos Labs identifies the greatest risk in AI-generated misinformation infiltrating the data pipeline. If AI agents are unknowingly trained on manipulated or sybilled content, it becomes nearly impossible to trust their outputs. This vulnerability is exacerbated by unreliable document ranking systems, which prioritize popularity and commercial interests over accuracy. The Dead Internet Theory, which warns of a future where human-created content is drowned out by machine-generated noise, serves as a chilling reminder of what’s at stake if these systems are not carefully safeguarded.
Omer Goldberg
|AI-Driven Chaos and the Rise of Oracles: The Future of Trust
We’re expanding the definition of an Oracle. At its core, an Oracle is more than a protocol to source and deliver high-integrity, reliable, authentic, and secure data between networks. It adds a crucial truth-seeking layer of verification and filtering. Oracles don’t just deliver data—they ensure it’s trustworthy. Using truth-seeking algorithms, Oracles will filter out misinformation and manipulated data, safeguarding the applications and networks they serve.
Omer Goldberg
|Edge Proofs: AI-Powered Prediction Market Oracles
Edge Proofs Oracles ensure verifiable data provenance, integrity, and authenticity, enabling blockchain applications to trust the external data they rely on. This capability is crucial for Prediction Market Oracles, a specialized subset of proof oracles designed to bring off-chain data on-chain in a secure and trusted manner, ensuring accurate verification of real-world outcomes like elections.
Omer Goldberg
|Oracle Risk and Security Standards: Data Freshness, Accuracy and Latency (Pt. 5)
Data Freshness, Accuracy, and Latency are fundamental attributes that determine an Oracle's effectiveness and security. Data freshness ensures that the information provided reflects real-time market conditions. Accuracy measures how closely the Oracle's price reflects the true market consensus at any given time. Latency refers to the time delay between market price movements and when the Oracle updates its price feed.
Omer Goldberg
|Introducing Edge: The Next Generation Oracle Protocol
At Chaos Labs, we've always believed that robust risk management and reliable data are the foundations of a thriving DeFi ecosystem. With Edge, we're putting that belief into action, providing a solution that doesn't just report prices but actively contributes to the security and efficiency of on-chain finance.
Omer Goldberg
|dYdX Chain: End of Season 6 Launch Incentive Analysis
Chaos Labs is pleased to provide a comprehensive review of the sixth trading season on the dYdX Chain. This analysis encompasses all facets of exchange performance, emphasizing the impact of the Launch Incentive Program.