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Smart Contract
Security Researcher

Uncovering critical vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols across Move, Rust/Solana, and EVM ecosystems. Audited Aave, Deepbook, Decibel, Tensor, PancakeSwap, Venus, and 50+ other protocols securing billions in TVL.

$10B+
TVL Secured
6x
Top 3 Finishes
50+
Protocols Audited
Trusted By Leading Audit Firms
Three Sigma
Sherlock
Cyfrin
Cantina
Pashov Audit Group
Adevar Labs
Accretion

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Feedback from audit firms and protocol teams I've worked with

"The auditor bonus goes to @theblackpantherhere for this one! Great performance by all others as well, thank you! 🤝"
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Pashov

Founder, Pashov Audit Group
⭐ Bonus Award Winner
"Just wanted to drop a positive feedback, I really like both your skills and dedication. It's great working with you ser 👍"
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Nic

Security Audit Lead, Three Sigma
🛡️ Audit Team Lead
"I wanted to thank you for your insanely good work throughout the engagement, you submitted a lot of findings, and each one was of high quality. You were also very active and responding, I would recommend you eyes closed if I have the opportunity."
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Salah Ismail

Security Researcher, Adevar Labs
✓ Strong Recommendation

Languages & Ecosystems

Multi-chain security expertise across the most critical blockchain platforms

Solidity
EVM / Ethereum
🌊
Move (Sui)
Sui Network
🔷
Move (Aptos)
Aptos Network
Rust
Solana
🔺
Cairo
Starknet
🐍
Vyper
EVM
Sway
Fuel
💎
Func/Tact
TON

💰 DeFi Protocols

Lending/Borrowing DEXs & AMMs Perpetuals Yield Aggregators CLOB Asset Management

🖼️ NFT Infrastructure

Marketplaces Bonding Curves NFT Bridges NFT AMMs

🔗 Staking & Restaking

Liquid Staking Restaking Staking Vaults Validator Networks

🌉 Cross-chain & Infra

Bridge Protocols Cross-chain Messaging RWA Tokenization Account Abstraction

Top Contest Placements

6x Top 3 finishes in competitive security audit contests

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Aave (Aptos)
Flagship lending protocol • Move
1 H 1 M
$24k+
🥉
Tensor
Solana NFT marketplace with AMM • Rust
2 H 1 M
$13k+
🥉
Velvet v4
Modular DeFi asset management • Solidity
6 H 7 M
$6.8k+
🥉
JuiceBox
Programmable treasury protocol • Solidity
2 M 8 L
🥉
Venus
Isolated lending on BNB Chain • Solidity
6 L

Audit History

A comprehensive track record of security audits across ecosystems

🌊 Move Ecosystem (Sui & Aptos)

Protocol Ecosystem Description Audit Firm Findings Report
Aave Aptos Flagship lending protocol Cantina 1 H 1 M 📄
Deepbook Sui Decentralized CLOB with margin/leverage Three Sigma Private Private
Elixir Move Multi-chain staking vault Pashov 5 M 10 L 📄
Abyss Sui Yield aggregator Three Sigma Private Private
Layerbank Aptos Lending/borrowing protocol Sherlock Private Private
Matrixdock Sui RWA & Crosschain Cyfrin Private 📄
Decibel Aptos Perpetuals Sherlock Private Private

◎ Rust & Solana

Protocol Description Audit Firm Findings Report
Tensor Solana NFT marketplace with AMM Cantina 2 H 1 M 🥉
StarVault Crowdfunding platform on Solana Adevar Labs 2 H 9 M 8 L Private
star-dot-fun v2 Launchpad Adevar Labs Private Private
Centrifuge RWA tokenization infrastructure Cantina 1 M 📄
Cudis Private 1 M 2 L Private
CrunchDAO Accretion Private
ORO RWA Adevar Labs Private

🔒 Private Audits

Protocol Language Category Findings Audit Firm
PancakeSwap Vyper DEX Private Pashov
Saffron Lido Vaults Solidity Liquid Staking 1 C 1 H 1 M 2 L Pashov
HypurrFi Solidity Leveraged Trading 2 H 3 M 2 L Pashov
Degen Dice Solidity RWA Tokenization 2 H 3 M 9 L Pashov
Rip.fun Solidity NFT Marketplace 2 H 6 M 6 L Pashov
Elytra Solidity Liquid Restaking 3 M 7 L Pashov
Noodles Solidity Bonding Curves 2 M 5 L Pashov
Biconomy Solidity Account Abstraction 1 M Pashov
Yei Finance Solidity Aave Fork Private Pashov
AspanFinance Solidity Yield Private Adevar Labs
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Formal Verification

Mathematically proving protocol security through formal methods

Protocol Description Audit Firm Findings Report
Current Sui Sui DeFi lending protocol Sherlock Private Private
Spicenet Solidity Spicenet Delegate contracts Pashov Private Private
Decibel on Aptos Trading engine for global markets and the onchain future Sherlock Private Private
Certora CVL
Sui Prover
Solidity FV
Move FV

🔴 Critical & High Severity Findings

Saffron Lido Vaults
Liquid Staking • Pashov
1 Critical, 1 High
MightyFi
DeFi • Cantina
6 High
Velvet v4
Asset Management • Cantina
6 High
Rip.fun
NFT Marketplace • Pashov
2 High
HypurrFi
Leveraged Perpetuals • Pashov
2 High
Degen Dice
RWA Tokenization • Pashov
2 High
StarVault
Crowdfunding • Adevar Labs
2 High
Chakra
Cross-chain (Cairo) • C4
2 High
Starknet Staking
Staking (Cairo) • CodeHawks
1 High
Chorus-one TON
Staking (Func) • Cantina
1 High

🐛 Bug Bounties

OpenZeppelin
Cairo Contracts
Medium Severity →
Decibel
Move Aptos
Private →

Public Contest Results

Complete history of competitive audit contest performances

Protocol Language Category Findings Rank
ArcadeSolidityNFT Lending1 M🥈 2nd
Aave (Aptos)MoveLending1 H 1 M🥉 3rd
TensorRustNFT AMM2 H 1 M🥉 3rd
VelvetSolidityAsset Management6 H 7 M🥉 3rd
VenusSolidityLending6 L🥉 3rd
JuiceBoxSolidityTreasury2 M 8 L🥉 3rd
RedstoneSwayOracle1 H 1 M 1 L6th
Stake.linkSolidityLiquid Staking1 H 2 L7th
Chorus-one TONFuncStaking1 H7th
BimaSolidityLiquity Fork1 H 3 M8th
Starknet StakingCairoStaking1 H 1 M 1 L9th
DahliaSolidityDeFi4 M10th
OpalSolidityDeFi1 H 7 M 2 L12th
CentrifugeRustRWA1 M14th
FarcasterSoliditySocial2 M17th
MightyFiSolidityDeFi6 H 3 M20th
ArkProjectCairoNFT Bridge1 H 2 M 1 L20th

Latest from the Blog

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Feb 22, 2026

The Silent Killer in Move: How return vs abort Silently Corrupts State on Chain

Move Aptos Sui Security

A real bug from Aptos core's trading engine that permanently deleted orders on an "error" path. The root cause? A return where there should have been an abort.

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