FORENSIC POST-MORTEMS & VERIFIED INTELLIGENCE
Web3 protocol intelligence & exploit analysis
Mathematical root-cause breakdowns, verified on-chain transaction hashes, invariant testing parameters, and architectural trade-off matrices.
Exploit Post-MortemIncident: 2023-03-13
Published: 2026-09-10Euler finance donation logic exploit: post-mortem and invariant breakdown
[BLUF: BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT]Euler Finance was exploited for $197 million on Ethereum mainnet due to an uncollateralized donation mechanism in donateToReserves() that broke health factor checks without verifying liquid balance solvency.
2 Verified TxImpact: $197.0M USD
#DeFi#Exploit#Lending#Ethereum#Invariants
Comparative Matrix
Published: 2026-09-15Escrow.com versus PayFi milestone escrow: settlement friction and yield analysis
[BLUF: BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT]Traditional custodial escrows charge 3.25% to 6.5% fees and hold idle funds for 5 to 14 banking days. PayFi smart contract escrows execute in under 2 seconds on Base L2 with sub-1% protocol fees and Aave v3 float yield distribution.
1 Verified Tx
#PayFi#Escrow#Aave-v3#Fintech#Settlement
Protocol Review
Published: 2026-09-16Curve25519 Libsodium sealed box: cryptographic review and RAM hygiene
[BLUF: BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT]Asymmetric client-side sealed box encryption eliminates server plaintext knowledge and isolates secret keys to volatile client RAM with zero disk leakage.
#Cryptography#Libsodium#Curve25519#Security#Auditing
Security Assessment
Published: 2026-09-17Smart contract security and invariant testing readiness assessment
[BLUF: BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT]Interactive evaluation assessing protocol defensive architecture against reentrancy vectors, flash loans, timestamp manipulation, and arithmetic rounding bugs with cryptographic proof of completion.
#Academy#Security#Foundry#Invariants#Assessment