We deliver audit-ready code for ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155, and custom protocols. Our contracts are built on Solidity 0.8+ with OpenZeppelin standards and include comprehensive unit testing.
Bridge Economic Model & Slashing Audit
Smart Contract Development
Secure, production-ready smart contracts built by Web3-native engineers.
- Security-First Development: Every line undergoes peer review and is structured with reentrancy guards and access control patterns.
- Gas Optimization: We reduce deployment and transaction costs by 15-40% through efficient storage and logic design.
- Full Lifecycle Support: From architecture and development to deployment on
Mainnet,Arbitrum, orPolygonand post-launch monitoring.
What We Audit
Our Bridge Economic Model & Slashing Audit delivers a systematic review of your protocol's financial incentives and security guarantees. We identify vulnerabilities that could lead to fund loss, protocol insolvency, or validator misbehavior.
Slashing Conditions & Penalties
We audit the logic and parameters for slashing validators, ensuring penalties are sufficient to deter attacks but not so severe they discourage participation. We verify edge cases and the fairness of the appeal process.
Bonding & Delegation Economics
Analysis of staking tokenomics, including bond sizes, delegation mechanics, and reward distribution. We ensure the model is sustainable, Sybil-resistant, and aligns validator incentives with network security.
Withdrawal & Unbonding Logic
Security review of user fund exit mechanisms. We verify there are no lock-up exploits, front-running vulnerabilities, or conditions that could trap user assets during the unbonding period.
Bridge Fee & Reward Distribution
Audit of all fee calculations, treasury allocations, and reward payouts. We check for rounding errors, flash loan manipulation risks, and ensure the economic model remains solvent under stress.
Governance & Parameter Updates
Security assessment of mechanisms for updating critical economic parameters (e.g., slashing percentages, fees). We ensure upgrades are permissioned correctly and cannot be exploited to destabilize the system.
Cross-Chain Message Value Flows
For bridges, we trace the flow of economic value across chains. We audit the mint/burn parity, message pricing, and relay incentives to prevent insolvency or inflation attacks.
Why a Cryptoeconomic Audit is Essential
A bridge's economic model is its first line of defense. Our audits go beyond code to validate the financial incentives, slashing mechanisms, and capital flows that ensure long-term security and stability.
Identify Economic Attack Vectors
We simulate adversarial strategies—from griefing attacks to arbitrage exploits—to identify vulnerabilities in your tokenomics, fee structures, and slashing logic before they are exploited.
Validate Slashing & Bonding Security
We rigorously test your validator slashing conditions, bond sizing, and unbonding periods to ensure they are sufficient to deter malicious behavior without being punitive to honest actors.
Optimize Incentive Alignment
Our analysis ensures your reward distribution, fee sharing, and governance token utility create sustainable, long-term alignment between users, validators, and the protocol treasury.
Stress-Test Liquidity & Withdrawals
We model extreme market conditions and mass exit scenarios to verify your bridge's liquidity pools and withdrawal mechanisms can handle volatility without breaking the peg or halting.
Formalize Governance & Upgradability
We audit the economic implications of governance proposals and upgrade mechanisms, ensuring changes cannot be gamed to drain funds or destabilize the system.
Audit Scope & Deliverables
Our Bridge Economic Model & Slashing Audit packages are designed to scale with your project's complexity and risk profile, from pre-launch validation to enterprise-grade security.
| Audit Component | Starter | Professional | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
Core Economic Model Review | |||
Slashing Logic & Incentive Analysis | |||
Smart Contract Security Audit | Limited Scope | Full Scope | Full Scope + Formal Verification |
Attack Vector Simulation (e.g., griefing, griefing) | |||
Gas Optimization Review | |||
Post-Audit Fix Verification | 1 Round | 2 Rounds | Unlimited Rounds |
Final Report & Executive Summary | |||
Priority Response Time | 72 hours | 24 hours | 4 hours |
Ongoing Advisory (1 Month) | |||
Custom Threat Modeling Workshop | |||
Typical Timeline | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | 4-6 weeks |
Starting Price | $12,000 | $35,000 | Custom Quote |
Smart Contract Development
Secure, production-ready smart contracts built by Web3-native engineers.
We architect and deploy custom Solidity and Rust smart contracts that form the foundation of your protocol. Our development process integrates OpenZeppelin standards, comprehensive unit testing, and gas optimization from day one.
- Security-First Development: Every contract undergoes formal verification and peer review before deployment to mainnet.
- Rapid MVP Delivery: Go from concept to a fully audited, deployable contract suite in 2-4 weeks.
- Protocol Integration: Seamlessly connect with oracles, bridges, and existing DeFi primitives like
Uniswap V3andAAVE.
We don't just write code; we deliver the secure, auditable, and maintainable smart contract infrastructure your business requires to scale with confidence.
Build vs. Buy: In-House vs. Specialized Audit
A direct comparison of the time, cost, and risk profile of developing an in-house economic model and slashing audit capability versus partnering with Chainscore's specialized team.
| Audit Factor | Build In-House Team | Buy from Chainscore |
|---|---|---|
Time to First Audit | 4-6 months (hiring, training, tooling) | 2-4 weeks (onboarding & execution) |
Upfront Expertise Required | High (cryptoeconomics, game theory, formal verification) | None (our team provides it) |
Security & Coverage Risk | High (untested models, unknown attack vectors) | Low (proven frameworks, 100+ audits completed) |
Audit Report Quality | Variable (depends on team experience) | Guaranteed (institutional-grade, actionable findings) |
Ongoing Model Updates | Your team's responsibility (continuous cost) | Optional retainer with SLA (predictable cost) |
Total First-Year Cost | $250K-$600K (salaries, tools, overhead) | $40K-$120K (project-based or retainer) |
Focus on Core Product | Diverts engineering resources | Maintains 100% focus on your roadmap |
Bridge Economic Audit FAQs
Common questions from CTOs and protocol leads about our comprehensive economic and slashing audit process for cross-chain bridges.
Our audit delivers a 40-60 page report analyzing three core pillars: Economic Security, Slashing Mechanism Integrity, and Incentive Alignment. We model worst-case scenarios, simulate attack vectors like griefing and liveness attacks, and provide actionable recommendations to harden your bridge's cryptoeconomic design. This includes a review of validator/staker incentives, withdrawal delay parameters, bond sizing, and slashing condition logic.
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