CyLab is the security and privacy research institute of Carnegie Mellon University, operating the CMU Secure Blockchain Initiative to advance research in cryptoeconomics, consensus mechanisms, DeFi, CBDCs, and tokenization. CyLab's Twitter Score is 7.1 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #124,692 among 493,668 tracked accounts.
CyLab brings together more than 300 researchers working across security and privacy challenges in distributed systems. Its blockchain-focused work is backed by Algorand Foundation, Crypto.com, Ripple, and Anaxi Labs, and CyLab holds membership in the Algorand Centers of Excellence Program. The Secure Blockchain Initiative's third funding round, in March 2025, distributed $130K across six distributed-ledger security and privacy research projects.
CyLab researchers have also produced notable empirical findings on blockchain security threats. An analysis of Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain transfers identified approximately 270 million blockchain address-poisoning attempts directed at around 17 million victims, with confirmed losses of at least $83.8 million. CyLab has published 7,008 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 24 accounts a total of 59 times.
CyLab's portfolio includes Carnegie Mellon Blockchain.
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