Friends’ blogs and technical resources I return to from time to time.
Friends
Crypto, CTF, and Blogs
Never Stop Exploiting
Academic CTF team of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS). Abbreviated as NeSE.
nese.team
sqrt-1
Former captain of Nebula team in USTC, focusing on cryptography and blockchain.
sqrt-1.me
deebato
Crypto CTF player, NeSE and r3kapig.
d33b4t0.com
mcfx
Full-stack CTF player. Multiple-time Hackergame champion.
mcfx.us
roadicing
Former member of NeSE team focusing on cryptography.
roadicing.com
y011d4
Crypto CTF player from Japanese.
blog.y011d4.com
Neobeo
Mathematician, puzzle hunter, and cryptography enthusiast.
adib.au
maple3142
Crypto & web CTF player from Taiwan.
blog.maple3142.net
soreatu
CTF player and security researcher.
blog.soreatu.com
rec
Crypto CTF player from r3kapig.
rechn0.github.io
Resources
ZK and blockchain references
Vitalik Buterin
Founder of ethereum. Essays on Ethereum and cryptography.
vitalik.eth.limo
Solidity Security Alerts
Official Solidity compiler security advisories and bug writeups.
soliditylang.org
Berkeley ZKP MOOC
Zero-knowledge learning materials and lectures for a structured introduction.
zk-learning.org
MIT Modern ZK
Survey course covering modern ZK from foundations to practical applications.
zkiap.com
Dankrad Feist
Ethereum, consensus, KZG commitments, data availability, and protocol essays.
dankradfeist.de
Alin Tomescu
Cryptography notes on ZK, MPC, commitments, distributed systems, and papers.
alinush.github.io
gss1
Korean web3, blockchain, and CTF writeups with a strong challenge focus.
hodl.page
aandds
Dense category index covering ZK, cryptography, blockchain, systems, and math.
aandds.com
Sigma Prime
Ethereum security, consensus engineering, and protocol research blog.
blog.sigmaprime.io