Research

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Articles and research reports from the team.

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From the engineers who build Wake and run the audits.

A two-column pre-audit checklist covers freezing and compiling the project, auditor access, documentation, a walkthrough, style compliance, tests, static analysis, and previous reports.

Technical guide March 17, 2023

How to prepare for a smart contract audit

How to prepare for a smart contract audit The pre-audit part is essential for a smooth audit, and we will now guide you through it.

Jan Kalivoda

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A selector-resolution graph shows a call intended for clash550254402 reaching an Axelar proxy, colliding with proxyOwner, and executing the proxy function instead of the upgradeable implementation.

Security research November 11, 2022

Testing Axelar contracts using open-source tools

Building projects on top of cross-chain solutions may lead to security issues in the code. Open-source tools can automatically detect many issues or help test the…

Michal Převrátil

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