We architect and deploy audit-ready smart contracts on EVM and Solana that power your core business logic. Our development process ensures gas optimization and security-first design from day one.
Restaking Protocol Disaster Recovery Planning
Smart Contract Development
Secure, production-ready smart contracts built by Web3 specialists.
- Custom Tokenomics & DeFi Logic:
ERC-20,ERC-721, staking, bonding curves, and automated market makers. - Full Audit Support: Contracts are built with
OpenZeppelinstandards and prepared for third-party security audits. - Rapid MVP Delivery: Go from spec to testnet in 2-3 weeks with clear documentation and upgrade paths.
We deliver the foundational code that secures your assets and automates your protocol's value flow.
Core Components of Our Disaster Recovery Architecture
Our architecture is engineered to ensure your restaking protocol can withstand catastrophic events and resume operations within minutes, not days. Each component is designed for maximum reliability and minimal recovery time.
Multi-Region Validator Hot Standby
We deploy and maintain a fully synchronized, non-participating validator cluster in a geographically separate cloud region. This hot standby activates within 60 seconds of a primary failure, preventing slashing and maintaining consensus.
Immutable State Snapshots & Backups
Automated, cryptographically signed backups of your protocol's critical state (smart contract storage, validator keys, operator sets) are taken every epoch. Stored with AES-256 encryption across decentralized storage (Arweave, Filecoin) and S3.
Automated Failover Orchestration
Event-driven automation (using PagerDuty, OpsGenie) detects failures and executes predefined recovery runbooks. Includes health checks, consensus layer switching, and post-failover validation to ensure a clean transition.
Disaster Recovery Smart Contracts
Pre-audited, upgradeable emergency contracts allow for rapid response to protocol-level threats (e.g., governance attack, critical bug). Includes pause mechanisms, migration modules, and multi-sig controlled recovery vaults.
Cross-Chain Communication Redundancy
Redundant message relayers and oracle networks (Chainlink, LayerZero) ensure cross-chain actions and state updates continue during an outage. Prevents liquidity fragmentation and maintains bridge integrity.
Post-Incident Forensic Analysis
Comprehensive logging (via ELK stack) and immutable audit trails for all recovery actions. We provide a detailed root-cause analysis report and updated runbooks within 24 hours of an incident to prevent recurrence.
Why Proactive Disaster Recovery Planning is Non-Negotiable
In restaking, a protocol failure isn't just downtime—it's a direct loss of user assets and trust. Proactive planning is your financial and reputational insurance policy.
Slashing Event Response & Recovery
We architect automated monitoring and rapid-response systems to detect slashing events, execute emergency withdrawals, and initiate recovery procedures to minimize validator losses.
Smart Contract Pause & Upgrade Orchestration
Our plans include secure, pre-audited pause mechanisms and upgrade paths for your core restaking contracts, ensuring you can halt operations and deploy fixes without governance delays.
Validator Set Resilience & Re-deployment
We design failover strategies for your validator infrastructure, including rapid re-deployment on alternative providers with pre-configured images to restore staking operations.
Post-Incident Analysis & Protocol Hardening
Beyond recovery, we conduct forensic analysis to identify root causes and implement protocol-level changes—such as improved slashing conditions or oracle safeguards—to prevent recurrence.
Ad-Hoc Response vs. Chainscore's Planned Recovery
Compare the reactive, high-risk approach of scrambling during a crisis with our structured, protocol-first disaster recovery planning.
| Recovery Factor | Ad-Hoc Response | Chainscore's Planned Recovery |
|---|---|---|
Initial Response Time | 24-72 hours (scramble) | < 4 hours (pre-defined) |
Root Cause Analysis | Days of investigation | Automated alerts & dashboards |
Slashing Risk Mitigation | Reactive, manual appeals | Proactive monitoring & automated safeguards |
Validator Uptime SLA | No guarantee | 99.9% with financial backing |
Team Expertise Required | High (in-house specialists) | Managed by our protocol experts |
Communication Protocol | Ad-hoc, chaotic | Pre-approved, multi-channel playbook |
Post-Mortem & Documentation | Often skipped or incomplete | Automated report generation |
Total Cost Impact (Est.) | $50K-$500K+ (slashing + downtime) | Fixed, predictable service fee |
Time to Full Recovery | Weeks | Hours to days |
Our Methodology: From Risk Assessment to Live Deployment
Our structured, four-phase approach ensures your restaking protocol is resilient, secure, and ready for production. We focus on measurable outcomes: risk reduction, faster recovery, and guaranteed uptime.
Comprehensive Risk & Threat Modeling
We conduct a deep-dive analysis of your protocol's attack surface, from validator slashing conditions to oracle failures. This identifies critical vulnerabilities before they become incidents.
Architecture & Recovery Blueprint
We design a tailored disaster recovery architecture with automated failover, multi-chain redundancy, and clear RTO/RPO targets. Includes detailed runbooks for your team.
Smart Contract & Tooling Development
We build and audit the critical recovery components: emergency pause modules, governance-override contracts, and automated health monitors integrated with EigenLayer and LRT protocols.
Live Deployment & War Gaming
We deploy the recovery system to testnet and mainnet, then conduct controlled failure simulations ("war games") to validate response procedures and team readiness under pressure.
Restaking Disaster Recovery: Critical Questions Answered
Key questions CTOs and protocol leads ask when evaluating disaster recovery planning for restaking infrastructure.
We follow a structured 4-phase methodology: 1) Risk Assessment & Threat Modeling (identifying single points of failure in AVS dependencies, slashing conditions, and oracle risks). 2) Recovery Objective Definition (establishing RTO - Recovery Time Objective and RPO - Recovery Point Objective for validator sets and rewards). 3) Blueprint & Automation Development (creating automated failover scripts, multi-cloud operator setups, and immutable recovery playbooks). 4) Live Fire Drills & Validation (executing controlled chaos engineering tests on testnet to validate recovery procedures). This process is based on our experience securing $500M+ in restaked TVL.
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