DeFi Protocol Security Audit

DeFi-native security researchers who understand composability risks, economic attacks, and protocol-specific vulnerability patterns.

$3B+
Aggregate TVL Protected
$20M+
Funds Saved in 2025
12,500+
Cloud Fuzzing Campaigns

DeFi Requires DeFi-Native Auditors

DeFi protocols face unique threats that generic auditors miss: oracle manipulation, flash loan attacks, composability risks, economic exploits, and governance vulnerabilities. Our team has first-hand experience building and securing DeFi protocols — from lending markets to liquid staking to tokenized vaults.

DeFi Vulnerability Categories

Invariant testing is particularly effective for DeFi because it can explore complex multi-step attack paths that manual review alone would miss.

Vulnerability CategoryExampleHow Invariant Testing Catches It
Price ManipulationOracle stale price / TWAP manipulationFuzzes price feeds across extreme ranges while testing protocol invariants
ReentrancyCross-function / cross-contract reentrancyStateful sequences automatically test callback patterns
Economic ExploitsDonation attacks, sandwich extractionTests value conservation invariants across arbitrary transaction orderings
Access ControlMissing role checks, privilege escalationActor-based testing ensures unauthorized callers cannot break invariants
Rounding ErrorsShare inflation, precision loss in yieldsArithmetic invariants catch rounding issues across millions of operations
Liquidation LogicCascading liquidations, bad debt accumulationStress-tests liquidation paths under extreme market conditions

Protocols We've Secured

Our DeFi audit portfolio includes Liquity (BOLD v2), Centrifuge (ERC-7540 vaults), Badger DAO, Corn, Credit Coop, Apollon, Beraborrow, and more. We've helped protect over $3 billion in aggregate TVL across lending, staking, vault, and governance protocols.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have experience with lending protocol audits?

Yes. We've audited lending protocols including Liquity v2 (BOLD), and have deep experience with Aave, Compound, and custom lending architectures. Our invariant suites specifically test solvency, liquidation, and interest rate invariants.

Can you audit DeFi protocols with complex composability?

Absolutely. Our invariant testing approach is designed for composability — we test how your protocol behaves when interacting with external contracts, oracles, and other DeFi primitives under adversarial conditions.

Do you test for economic attacks like flash loan exploits?

Yes. Our invariant test suites include value conservation properties that catch economic attacks including flash loan exploits, sandwich extraction, donation attacks, and other value extraction vectors.

How do you handle protocols with upgradeable or proxy contracts?

We audit the implementation contracts and verify that upgrade paths don't introduce storage collisions or break existing invariants. We can also write invariant tests that validate behavior across upgrades.

How much does a DeFi security audit cost?

DeFi audit pricing depends on protocol complexity and scope. A focused DeFi protocol (1,000-5,000 nSLOC) typically runs $30K-$80K for combined manual review and invariant testing. Larger protocols with multiple integrations can reach $120K+. See our full pricing breakdown for details by audit type.

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