Audits.
Contest results, private engagements, and judging roles.
01 — Contest results
Balancer v3
AMM, yield-bearing liquidity
1st of 286
Pike Finance · Tapio
Lending, StableSwap AMM
1st of 593
LayerX
Uniswap v4 hooks, staking, token factory
3rd of 172
“In my personal opinion, your reports and PoCs were among the best quality we received. Thanks again, and congrats on the findings!”
Juani · Balancer
“Well deserved win for @crypticdefense! With a high-impact solo med (bypass of slippage in router)”
cergyk · Lead security researcher
02 — Private audits
Thirteen private audits conducted through Guardian Audits.
“It’s clear that CrypticDefense has a knack for subtle & complex issues (especially in AMMs), and is a real team player who uplifts other security researchers around him.”
Owen Thurm · Guardian Audits
AMM and DEX
C critical · H high · M medium · L low
Gamma TokenLaunch
Uniswap v4 liquidity management and automated token launches
8H · 26M · 22L
Universal
Just-in-time liquidity protocol built on Uniswap v4 hooks
5M · 14L
Truths Protocol
Prediction market launchpad with Uniswap v4 liquidity bootstrapping
4H · 22M · 23L
Reflex Protocol
On-chain MEV capture engine for DEX and AMM integration
4H · 2M · 6L
Clanker
Autonomous token deployment with Uniswap v4 hooks and MEV-resistant launches
20H · 13M · 22L
Report pending
Papertrade
Perpetuals exchange with queue-based settlement on HyperEVM
1C · 4H · 11M · 11L
Report pending
Longshot
RFQ trading engine with market-maker gateway and on-chain settlement
3H · 23M · 17L
Report private
Other DeFi
Nashpoint
Structured yield strategies with composable position management
2H · 14M · 27L
Nashpoint Updates
Investment adapter extending the Nashpoint framework
1H · 2M · 4L
PYUSDX
Upgradeable stablecoin with claimable yield and LayerZero bridging
8L
Olympus V3
Cross-chain governance integration through LayerZero
1M · 3L
Report private
EthenaPay Wallet
Non-custodial smart wallet with passkey, EOA, and contract auth
3M · 7L
Report private
EthenaSafeGuard
Safe transaction guard with timelocks and emergency recovery
2M · 4L
Report private
03 — Contests judged
Judging the validity and severity of submitted findings. Four contests on Cantina.
Jigsaw Finance
CDP-based stablecoin protocol
1,642 submissions
Jun 2025
Beraborrow
Multi-asset CDP on Berachain
103 submissions
Mar 2025
Dahlia
Modular lending protocol on Royco
303 submissions
Feb 2025
Daao
Agentic fundraising via Uniswap v3
924 submissions
Jan 2025
Full audit portfolio and reports on GitHub.