0xCiphky

Security Researcher @GuardianAudits
Prev @Nethermind

[0xCiphky @0xCiphky]

First place in the @WildcatFi audit on @code4rena. Thanks to C4, @functi0nZer0 and @d1ll0nk for the opportunity!

[Code4rena @code4rena]

Awards have been announced for the $60,500 USDC @WildcatFi audit 🤝

Top 5:
🥇 @0xCiphky - $13,133.89 USDC
🥈 @milotruck - $10,093.23 USDC
🥉 hash - $4,046.17 USDC
🏅 @0xToshii - $1,027.05 USDC
🏅 Robert - $866.18 USDC (1/2)

[Owen | Guardian @0xOwenThurm]

Guardian is the security standard for the financial rails of tomorrow.

We're looking for a VP of Operations to help scale delightful partner experiences while securing Trillions in onchain assets.

Total Comp is $120-$180k+

$10K referral bounty, DM me for details/intros!

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

Ahead of their launch, @ManifestFinance engaged Guardian to review the security of their protocol.

During our review, we identified a High severity issue in how authentication was enforced.

Here’s a breakdown of the finding, and how we worked with the Manifest team to fix it 👇

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

🚨 Our review of @ManifestFinance is now live!

Discover how Guardian is securing the upcoming launch in our report below:

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

⏰ One week left in the Guardian x @LimitBreak AMM Defender Contest.

$150,000 bounty pool, Critical, High, and Medium severities eligible.

Contest ends on 4/9!

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

Our review of the @Yellow Network is complete!

Learn how Guardian is securing the launch in our reports below:

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

The @Yellow token review is complete.

Read the full report below to learn how Guardian is securing the network:

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

350+ submissions and counting. 🔥

The @LimitBreak AMM Defender Contest runs through April 9.
$150K in rewards. Still time to hunt.

Details on how to participate available below ↓

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

🚨 The Guardian x @LimitBreak AMM Defender Contest is now live!

45 days to hunt for $150,000 in rewards across Critical, High, and Medium severity findings.

Details on how to participate available below 👇

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

New to Web3 security and trying to use AI to hunt bounties?

Start with the fundamentals.

Guardian founder @0xOwenThurm has hours of free content covering the core principles every serious researcher needs.

Learn the basics. Then layer in AI.

Channel link below! ⬇️

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

🚨 A new $150,000 Guardian Defender contest is coming soon.

Hunt for bugs in @limitbreak’s AMM — Critical, High, and Medium severities will all be eligible for payouts.

Full details and how to participate below 👇

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

300+ ⭐s on Guardian's GitHub!

Access our uploaded reports for the latest security alpha across crosschain interoperability, prediction markets, DeFi, and more.

Link below 🔗

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

Our review of @BounceTech is now live! 🔥

Learn how Guardian is helping secure the protocol that's bringing leveraged tokens to Hyperliquid ahead of launch.

Full reports available below ⬇️

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

The Cross-Chain Risk on HyperEVM:

After bridging assets from Core → HyperEVM, RPC reads can briefly show incorrect balances and exchange rates.

Any system that relies on fast, automated state reads can be affected 👇

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

Our review of @JupiterExchange's new JupUSD is now live!

Discover how we're securing the reserve-backed stablecoin in our report below:

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

Our review of shMonad by @0xFastLane is now live!

From Architecture Review to Protocol Audit, learn how we're securing the largest LST on Monad in our report below:

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

Our review of @nashpointfi is now live!

Discover how Guardian is securing the Decentralized Asset Management provider on @arbitrum in our report below! ⤵️

[giraffe @giraffe0x]

How I found a critical on the last day of a 6-week AMM audit thru fuzzing:

Strong team, good coverage. Client happy as we’d already found several crits/highs during remediations

Even with a strong fuzz suite + invariants, something felt off in a complex swap path

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

The fastest way to understand a new codebase is to think like an auditor.

Auditors routinely get dropped into unfamiliar systems and must grasp architecture, flows, and intent fast.

Developers can use the same techniques to learn new codebases quickly:

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

Guardian is hiring Web2 security engineers!

We’re building a dedicated team focused on infrastructure, frontend, and OpSec reviews.

Help us raise the bar for full-stack security.

DMs open for details.

[Guardian @GuardianAudits]

What does a sustainable, decentralized economy look like?

On the latest Permissionless Podcast, we sat down with the team behind @MaiaDAOEco to discuss the evolution of DeFi, yield dynamics, and building sustainable liquidity primitives.

Full episode below ⤵️