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Generating Custom Assembly Smart Contracts
2 years ago I wrote a component that allowed me to generate any custom assembly smart contract on the fly to automatically create exploits without needing to do any manual work. I had a montiroing system that would provide the inputs and the bytecode generator would chug along and spit out an executable program that I could deploy and call on with a bundle of transactions. In this article I'll share the core of that codebase to get you up to speed! Buckle up, anon. There isn't any other article like this revealing these trade secrets!
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#cybersecurity
#mev
#web3
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Baiting MEV Bots: UniV2 Token Trapper
So many MEV bots take money from people but why don't people take money from them? I always thought about this when I was in my web3 cybersec assembly arc. I got quite fascinated with reverse engineering them and the contracts they interected with and realised there are some interesting things you can do with the uniswap code, since it has a few assumptions with the tokens you provide to create the pairs. Although not very practical it's definitely an intereting thought experiment that can provoke some further creativity!
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#mev
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Starting Malware Development
After spending years in MEV and web3 infosec DeGatchi explains his reasoning behind switching to malware development. Although seemingly less money and entering an alreaedy mature field, it's clearly the most powerful long term decision to be made -- especially when combining malware development with custom evolutionary AI algorithms.
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Understanding Gradient Descent
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) relies heavily on this very intuitive differentiation-based algorithm called gradient descent. It gets us closer to our desired minima or maxima by starting with a value and adjusting that value based on the change of our gradient. In this article you'll learn to understand what is gradient descent and all the component apart of it. And then explore a few modifications of it from simple to advanced to solidify your understanding!
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#math
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Seesaw
Who dares enter the darkness to find the light?
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Deducing God Exists With Logic?
Can Mathematics convert your religious beliefs? I think it's so. Through the power of reason and logic you can get to a new perspective.
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#math
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A Retard's Mathematical Evolutionary Philosophy
What happens when you combine existential philosophy w/ the background of mathematical mutation-based evolutionary biology? A borderline crazy person or a genius? Who knows! Let's take a look into the mind of DeGatchi as we explore the world of artificial possibilities.
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#philosophy
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The Perfect Plan
Too often do we obsess over the perfect plan to chase our dreams, resulting in analysis paralysis. Instead of being stuck in this limbo, I've made the perfect plan for anyone to chase their dreams.
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Dream A Little
It's saddening to see 99% of people lose their spark as they reach adulthood. From curious driven children to mindless robots, oh what a world we live in, or should I say exist in for most. If money wasn't an issue what would you do? If you can't answer this then you have a big problem, anon-kun.
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Learning Is Hard...
When we look at people better than us in a certain something we often don't consider the amount of pain and suffering that person went through to get to that point. A level 3 crook wants to be world-class at something but doesn't go through the torturous regime it takes to get to level 99 and reap the rewards. It's okay, anon-kun. I'm here to eliminate the fog of war and show you the limelight!
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Understanding Quadratics (WIP)
Not getting quadratics? Same! With today's mental gym sesh we're doing leg day, focusing on quadratics. I know, the dreaded quadratic. Fuck them. But we need to understand them to move onto the other cool shit in math. Lets see whether we can get it to click!
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Unlocking Algebra (WIP)
Want to learn math but not sure how to start? Feel like you're bad at math? Or maybe, you know different parts of math but there are holes in your mental model. Follow DeGatchi along this ride to get an intuition of how math works algebraically, as he once was 'bad at math' and had completely fragmented mental math models.
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Building A Brand
One of the most powerful forms of leverage, that lasts a lifetime, is branding. Whether business or personal branding the concepts apply to both. Branding is the association between entity and things you want to relate to. Whether you're an entrepreneur or a person sitting at your desk at 2 am contemplating 'How do I make content', 'I want to express how I feel', 'I need to share my thoughts with the world in hopes someone, anyone, can find me, relate to me in this desolate sphere we call home' then you're in the right place!
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Leaving For London
Enter the mind of DeGatchi as he moves continents, once again! Ever wondered what happens in a developer's life? Someone you relate to or look up to? In this article DeGatchi exaplains his rationale for leaving his home country to venture into a new one to start a new life -- all in the name of *blank*...
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Swimming Safely In The Public Mempool: MEV Smart Contract Obfuscation Techniques
In blockchain, generalized frontrunners in MEV abuse the well-known standards of smart contract, therefore obfuscation techniques are essential for MEV operators. Over the past year I've created some zero-day techniques for avoiding these sharks in the mempool of Ethereum and all other existing blockchains in web3. Whether you're a semi-vet like DeGatchi or are just starting in the the MEV world of ETH, you are able to deploy these obfuscation techniques on day 1 to potentially gain an edge on your competition. Godspeed, anon!
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#mev
#cybersecurity
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DeGatchi's Life Plan
Ever wondered what DeGatchi's life looks like or what he wants to accomplish in life? Well, here's an exclusive look into the mysterious mind of DeGatchi. Maybe you'll be inspired, maybe you wont give a single shit, but here it is!
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Humanity: The Age Of AI
Delve into the essence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and explore its profound implications for humanity in reshaping the modern world. Join us on a visionary journey into the imminent future, where AI stands at the helm of the most significant and transformative era the human race has ever witnessed. With AI's unparalleled potential, we are on the cusp of transcending conventional boundaries, heralding a new chapter of innovation, evolution, and infinite possibilities.
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#cybersecurity
#ai
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How To Learn Fast
Whether you're a beginner developer starting from scratch or an intermediate developer seeking to level up, having an efficient learning strategy in place is crucial. Learning a new topic can unlock a realm of possibilities that can significantly impact the trajectory of your journey. In this article, DeGatchi will explain how he managed to optimize his learning as a self-taught developer with no prior experience, eventually becoming a renowned EVM developer.
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Smart Contract Obfuscation Techniques
How do you prevent MEV frontrunners from stealing your transactions, copying your smart contracts and understanding your strategies built into your smart contracts on-chain? Let me take you into the depths of the dark forest, where bleeding-edge smart contract bytecode obfuscation techniques are developed to keep your secrets hidden for longer.
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#cybersecurity
#assembly
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A Low-Level Guide To Solidity's Storage Management
Learn how the EVMs storage system works by interacting with it through smart contracts using solidity's inline assembly/yul, taking you a step closer to bridging the gap between high and low level programming! We'll walkthrough each encounter you will face by learning deal with them using bitwise operations alongside SLOAD and SSTORE to control the EVMs storage at will.
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#web3
#assembly
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Reversing The EVM: Raw Calldata
You may have have wondered how to decipher and read evm calldata, then attempted to read the transaction calldata of an Ethereum smart contract, only to become confused at a certain point. The EVM (and other L1 forks) encode and decode calldata in a specific way for static and dynamic types, which can be initially confusing. In this article, we will delve into the encoding sequence of calldata so that you can comprehend any verified or unverified smart contract transactions and understand the bytes. By doing so, I hope to empower you to create your own raw calldata.
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#cybersecurity
#assembly
#web3
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Speedrunning Web3 Bug Hunts
So you've decided to particpate in bug bounties as bug hunter and are spending hours, searching, hoping to find a bug to claim your basket of gold coins...but to sometimes no avail. How do the high ranking hunters find vulnerabilities in such short amounts of time? Grab your spear, anon. We're about to explore the jungle!
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#cybersecurity
#web3
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Memware: Generalised Frontrunners
If there was malware native to crypto, it would be generalised frontrunners (GFs). These pesky critters analyse each transaction that enters the mempool, and like sharks, detecting vulnerable pending transactions, striking when they observe a profitable transaction. In this article we'll unravel, step-by-step, how one of these sophiscated creatures work in hopes to shed light on the depths of the mempool.
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#mev
#web3
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Entering The Dark MEV Forest
Gain insight into the difficult field of earn about how to research about Ethereum MEV bots on-chain so you gain the knowledge and skills to start building your own and dominate the MEV market! With hundreds of thousands of dollars lying in these smart contracts it's a perfect time to enter the dark MEV forest!
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#mev
#web3
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The Areas Of Web3 Development
There are so many sectors when it comes to blockchain it's somewhat hard to choose where you want to start. I like to think of it as an MMO, where there are different 'classes' or 'roles' that dictate how you play the game, to some degree. However, if you're like me you create multiple characters with different roles because you like to switch things up. You can apply the same concept to web3. Nonetheless, everything interconnects despite specialising in the different fields.
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How To Build a MEV Bot
So, you've been doing too much PvE and want to get into the on-chain PvP scene. Be wary traveler, this is a lonely environment to be in if you're playing solo. You will spend months building to upkeep your infrastructure to stay competitive in the MEV world on Ethereum, unless you find a very niche strategy. However, the booty is high and mighty if you manage to pull it off! If that sounds like something you want to do, continue on.
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#mev
#web3