Independent blockchain research collective — est. 2015
We advance open science across protocol design, security, zero-knowledge systems, DeFi, AI x blockchain, and tokenisation. We publish research, ship open-source tooling, and activate developer communities.
- Research — Thesis-driven analysis of frontier blockchain problems
- Open-source — Tools, reference implementations, and research artefacts
- Community — Builder's directory, workshops, hackathons, reading groups
- Consulting — Security reviews, protocol engineering, mechanism design
| Website | kcolbchain.com |
| Builder's Directory | docs.kcolbchain.com |
| Research Blog | kcolbchain.com/blog |
| Research Briefs | kcolbchain/research |
protocol design smart contract security zero-knowledge DeFi mechanism design MEV AI x blockchain tokenisation data availability rollups stablecoins
- Star our repos and explore the code
- Open issues or PRs on any public repo
- Read and cite our research
- Email us for research partnerships, consulting, or community collaboration