Pinnedsec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksHow do cross-chain bridges work? A case on Wormhole (Part 1)It might be a bit surprising to our readers that crypto hacks caused over $3 billion lost of funds in 2022. However, a majority of the lost…·10 min read·Jan 9, 2023--1--1
Pinnedsec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksOn Smart Contracts: why Solana is more secure?By Jeff Huang, CEO of Sec3 (formerly Soteria), CS Professor at Texas A&M·3 min read·Jun 6, 2022----
Pinnedsec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksFrom Ethereum smart contracts to Solana programs: two common security pitfalls and beyondEthereum is a well-know blockchain that supports “turing-complete” smart contracts. Solana is a rapidly growing blockchain that also…·4 min read·Oct 7, 2021--3--3
sec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksLiquidation Risks: How to Manage with WatchTower (LiquidationMonitor)In DeFi, one of the most exciting innovations is borrowing/lending: you can borrow instantly from a lending platform (such as AAVE…·5 min read·Feb 26, 2023----
sec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksDefeat Malicious Contract Upgrades with WatchTower (ContractUpdateMonitor)In a perfect world, smart contracts are assumed to be immutable. However, most smart contracts are actually upgradeable, due to various…·4 min read·Feb 23, 2023----
sec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksDefeat DAO Governance Attacks with WatchTower (DAOMonitor)DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) has become increasingly popular for blockchain projects (it surpassed $20B market size in…·6 min read·Feb 12, 2023----
sec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksDefeat Cross-Chain Bridge Attacks with WatchTower (CrossChainTransferAnomaly)Cross-chain attacks have become a major issue in crypto (e.g., the biggest crypto hacks in 2022 were almost all due to cross-chain…·6 min read·Jan 29, 2023----
sec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksDefeat Abnormal Payload Attacks with WatchTower (SmartThreatMonitor)Imagine your favorite smart contract is involved in an abnormal transaction (possibly a malicious attack), what can you do?·5 min read·Jan 24, 2023----
sec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksHow do cross-chain bridges work? A case on Wormhole (Part 4)Following Parts 1 2 3, this article focuses on explaining how Wormhole prevents VAA replay attacks (i.e., the same message can never be…·4 min read·Jan 18, 2023----
sec3 (formerly Soteria)inCoinmonksHow do cross-chain bridges work? A case on Wormhole (Part 3)Following Part 1 and Part 2, this article focuses on explaining how Wormhole ensures the bridged tokens are correct.·6 min read·Jan 14, 2023----