pontifex

Independent smart contract auditor, expert in DeFi/DEX/AMM, specializing in logical and arithmetical vulnerabilities with proven top contest results.

Available
2 years experience
Vetted

Programming Languages

Solidity

Expertise & Skills

AMMBonding-CurvesLendingYieldStaking

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pontifex - smart contract auditor

About Me

I’m an independent smart contract auditor specializing in logical and arithmetical issues.
My strongest results are in DeFi/DEX/AMM protocols with multiple podium finishes:

  • šŸ„‡ 3x 1st places
  • 🄈 2x 2nd places
  • šŸ† 9x TOP 5, 17x TOP 10
  • šŸ” 60+ High/Medium findings (including several solo discoveries)

Contacts


šŸ“‚ Private Audits

With Pashov Audit Group


With Cyfrin


With AuditOne


šŸ† Public Contests (Selected)

2025

  • Aave DIVA Wrapper — CodeHawks — #4
  • Zaros Part 2 — CodeHawks — #27
  • Aave v3.3 — Sherlock — #62

2024

  • QuantAMM — CodeHawks — #24
  • Alchemix Transmuter — CodeHawks — #7
  • Lambo.win — Code4rena — #24
  • TSender — CodeHawks — šŸ„‡ silver
  • Beanstalk Part 3 — CodeHawks — šŸ„‡ silver
  • Beanstalk: Dive Into Basin — CodeHawks — šŸ„‡ gold
  • DYAD — Code4rena — #45
  • Moonwell — CodeHawks — šŸ„‡ gold
  • Rio Network — Sherlock — #24
  • AI Arena — Code4rena — #56
  • MorpheusAI — CodeHawks — #9
  • Olympus On-Chain Governance — Sherlock — #7
  • Avail — Sherlock — #10
  • LooksRare YOLO — Sherlock — #5
  • SYMM IO — Sherlock — #16

2023

  • Steadefi — CodeHawks — šŸ„‡ gold
  • Ethena Labs — Code4rena — #11
  • Allo V2 — Sherlock — #59
  • Ondo Finance — Code4rena — #8
  • Dopex — Code4rena — #75
  • Shell Protocol — Code4rena — #5
  • PoolTogether — Code4rena — #6
  • Venus Protocol Isolated Pools — Code4rena — #36
  • EigenLayer Contest — Code4rena — #11
  • ENS Contest — Code4rena — #20
  • Frankencoin — Code4rena — #66

šŸ“Š Metrics

  • 3x 1st place, 2x 2nd place
  • 9x TOP5, 17x TOP10
  • 60+ H/M issues (several solo)
  • Focus: DeFi / DEX / AMM, Lending, Stablecoins, Account Abstraction, Asset Management