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DeFi Protocol Economic Formal Verification

We formally model and verify your protocol's tokenomics, incentive mechanisms, and governance parameters. Prove system stability, attack resistance, and desired economic outcomes under all market conditions before launch.
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CORE SERVICE

Smart Contract Development

Secure, audited smart contracts built for production by blockchain-native engineers.

We architect and deploy custom smart contracts that form the backbone of your Web3 product. Our development process is built on Solidity 0.8+ with OpenZeppelin standards, ensuring security and upgradability from day one.

  • Production-Ready Code: From ERC-20 tokens to complex DeFi vaults and NFT marketplaces.
  • Gas Optimization: We write for efficiency, reducing user transaction costs by up to 40%.
  • Security-First: Every line undergoes peer review before formal audit.

We don't just write code; we deliver a secure, maintainable foundation for your business logic on-chain.

Our full-service development includes comprehensive testing, deployment scripting, and post-launch monitoring. We ensure your contracts are battle-tested for mainnet, with typical project timelines of 2-4 weeks for an MVP.

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METHODOLOGY

Our Economic Formal Verification Process

We apply rigorous, multi-layered verification to mathematically prove the security and economic soundness of your DeFi protocol. This systematic approach de-risks your launch and builds unshakable trust with users and investors.

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1. Protocol Specification & Modeling

We translate your whitepaper and business logic into a precise, machine-readable formal specification using TLA+ or Coq. This creates a single source of truth for all economic invariants, token flows, and state transitions.

100%
Logic Coverage
TLA+, Coq
Spec Languages
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2. Invariant Discovery & Formalization

Our experts identify and codify the critical economic invariants that must never be violated (e.g., "total supply is conserved," "solvency is maintained," "no free money creation").

50+
Common Invariants
Custom
Protocol-Specific
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3. Automated Theorem Proving

We use automated provers like Isabelle/HOL to mathematically verify that your smart contract code correctly implements the formal specification under all possible states and sequences of transactions.

Exhaustive
State Space Check
Zero Assumptions
Proof Rigor
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4. Economic Attack Simulation

We model and simulate sophisticated economic attacks (flash loan arbitrage, oracle manipulation, governance attacks) using formal methods to prove resilience or identify exploitable conditions.

Simulated
Attack Vectors
Formal Proof
Resistance Guarantee
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5. Verification Report & Certification

You receive a comprehensive, auditor-ready report with machine-checked proofs, a summary of verified properties, and a formal certification of economic soundness for your protocol.

Auditor-Ready
Report
Public or Private
Certification
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6. Integration & Monitoring

We provide integration guidance for your dev team and can set up continuous verification monitors that run against mainnet or testnet to alert on any potential invariant violations post-deployment.

Continuous
Monitoring
Real-time
Alerts
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PROVEN RESULTS

Tangible Outcomes for Your Protocol

Our formal verification service delivers concrete, measurable improvements to your protocol's security, efficiency, and market position. We translate mathematical rigor into business value.

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Zero Critical Vulnerabilities

Guaranteed elimination of reentrancy, overflow, and logic flaws in core economic mechanisms. We deliver a formal proof of correctness for your tokenomics, staking, and reward distribution logic.

100%
Critical Bug Detection
Certified
Formal Proof
02

Accelerated Security Audits

Reduce audit cycles by 40-60% by providing auditors with machine-verified specifications and proofs. Our deliverables are accepted by leading firms like Trail of Bits and Quantstamp.

40-60%
Faster Audits
Pre-verified
For Top Firms
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Enhanced Investor & User Trust

Publish verifiable security guarantees to build unparalleled confidence. Our formal verification report serves as a powerful trust signal for VCs, institutional partners, and your community.

Proven
Security Claims
Institutional
Grade Assurance
04

Reduced Protocol Downtime & Risk

Prevent costly emergency pauses, forks, and exploit remediation. Formal verification mathematically ensures your protocol behaves as intended under all possible market conditions.

>99.9%
Operational Certainty
$0 Saved
On Exploit Recovery
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Regulatory & Compliance Readiness

Documented, verifiable logic provides a clear audit trail for financial regulators. We help structure proofs that demonstrate adherence to intended economic behavior and risk controls.

Audit Trail
For Regulators
Intent Proof
Compliance Asset
06

Future-Proof Protocol Upgrades

Safely iterate and upgrade with confidence. We provide a formal specification baseline, enabling rapid verification of new features against the original proven security properties.

70% Faster
Safe Upgrades
Guaranteed
Backward Compatibility
Choosing the Right Security Model

Formal Verification vs. Traditional Economic Review

A detailed comparison of two distinct approaches to securing DeFi protocol economics, highlighting why formal verification is the modern standard for mission-critical systems.

Security DimensionTraditional Economic ReviewFormal Verification

Methodology

Manual analysis, heuristic testing

Mathematical proof of correctness

Coverage

Sample-based; may miss edge cases

Exhaustive; verifies all possible states

Assurance Level

Probabilistic confidence

Deterministic, mathematical guarantee

Output

Report with findings and recommendations

Formal proof certificate for specific properties

Time to Complete

2-4 weeks for initial review

4-8 weeks for full specification and proof

Cost Range

$15K - $50K (one-time)

$50K - $200K+ (one-time, property-dependent)

Automation

Low (manual effort scales poorly)

High (proofs are reusable and automated)

Best For

Early-stage MVPs, non-critical logic

Core economic mechanisms (e.g., AMM math, liquidation engines)

Ongoing Value

Snapshot in time; degrades with code changes

Proofs remain valid; can be re-run on updates

Industry Adoption

Common for general smart contract audits

Standard for top-tier protocols (Uniswap, Aave, Compound)

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SECURE, AUDITED CODE

Smart Contract Development

Production-ready smart contracts built with enterprise-grade security and gas optimization.

We architect and deploy secure, auditable smart contracts that form the core logic of your Web3 application. Our development process is built on verified security patterns and gas-efficient Solidity to protect assets and minimize operational costs.

From token standards to complex DeFi logic, we deliver battle-tested code ready for mainnet.

Our full-cycle service includes:

  • Custom Development: ERC-20, ERC-721, ERC-1155, and bespoke protocol logic.
  • Security-First Approach: Integration of OpenZeppelin libraries and adherence to ConsenSys best practices.
  • Comprehensive Testing: Unit, integration, and scenario testing with Hardhat or Foundry.
  • Gas Optimization: Code reviews and profiling to reduce deployment and transaction fees by up to 40%.

We manage the entire lifecycle to ensure reliability:

  1. Design & Specification: Collaborative sessions to define requirements and architecture.
  2. Development & Internal Audit: Iterative builds with peer review and static analysis.
  3. External Audit Preparation: Preparing code and documentation for leading audit firms.
  4. Deployment & Verification: Mainnet deployment with contract verification on Etherscan and similar explorers.
Expert Insights

Frequently Asked Questions on Economic Formal Verification

Get clear answers on how our formal verification services protect your DeFi protocol's economic logic and ensure long-term viability.

Standard audits manually review code for bugs and security vulnerabilities. Economic formal verification is a mathematical, automated process that proves your protocol's economic model behaves as intended under all possible market conditions. We use tools like Certora and K-framework to create formal specifications of your tokenomics, fee structures, and incentive mechanisms, then mathematically verify the code matches these specs. This catches deep, systemic flaws that manual reviews miss, such as unbounded inflation vectors or unintended arbitrage loops that could drain protocol reserves.

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