JUST IN: Economic security is often presented as the ultimate shield for a blockchain, but an uncomfortable question remains unanswered in practice.

How much does it really cost to attack a system, and how much can be gained?
An analysis by Common Prefix examines why a drop in the price of staking or computing power can make attacks cheaper, and explores three ways to strengthen safeguards, separating resources by module, registering control points, and creating “synthetic staking” with multiple assets, although the latter creates a critical dependence on price oracles.