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Cyfrin

·Dec 1

Learn Smart Contract Development, Security Review, Smart Contract Audits

Announcing, Cyfrin Updraft. The web3 education platform for all things blockchain, solidity development, vyper development, and smart contract audits. — You can watch our full video on the topic here. Introducing: Cyfrin Updraft I’ve created a monster Web3 tutorial every year for the last 3 years. My first two are now the #1 and #2 most-watched smart contract developer tutorials on earth.

Web3

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Learn Smart Contract Development, Security Review, Smart Contract Audits
Learn Smart Contract Development, Security Review, Smart Contract Audits
Web3

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Cyfrin

·Aug 30

FlashBots Protect | Hero or Villain?

We look at the Flashbots Protect product and test to see if we get MEV’d or if Flashbots protects us from the watchful eyes of hungry mempool sandwich bots. — I read the Flashbots documentation, which seems to tell me two conflicting things.

Flashbots

5 min read

FlashBots Protect | Hero or Villain?
FlashBots Protect | Hero or Villain?
Flashbots

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Cyfrin

·Jul 20

Chainlink CCIP | Build Cross-Chain

What is Chainlink CCIP (cross-chain interoperability protocol)? How is it an improvement over current smart contract bridges? What are the risks of working with cross-chain? — If you look at the DeFi hack leaderboard, you’ll see a staggering nearly $2.5 billion stolen from cross-chain applications.

Chainlink

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Chainlink CCIP | Build Cross-Chain
Chainlink CCIP | Build Cross-Chain
Chainlink

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Cyfrin

·Jul 15

Smart Contract Audit Marketplace | CodeHawks v0.1 is LIVE

Smart contract audits are getting easier. — Get your profile set up now. Be ready to fly with Codehawks when the first contest starts. 🦅 Kaw! Kaw! In today’s Decentralised Finance (DeFi) world, security has increasingly become a concern for developers and users alike. According to ChainAnalysis, in 2022, out of the ~$44 billion circulating in DFI…

Smart Contract Security

4 min read

Smart Contract Audit Marketplace | CodeHawks v0.1 is LIVE
Smart Contract Audit Marketplace | CodeHawks v0.1 is LIVE
Smart Contract Security

4 min read


Jun 7

Blockchain Developer | How to learn everything you need to become one

You can learn everything you need about solidity, smart contract development, and becoming a blockchain developer with Patrick Collins’ latest course. — For the past three years, every year, I’ve made an end-to-end data dump, passion project, web3 education course of what I think the minimum knowledge a blockchain engineer needs to have to be. And we did it again this year, using the Foundry framework, and we are just getting started.

Solidity

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Blockchain Developer | How to learn everything you need to become one
Blockchain Developer | How to learn everything you need to become one
Solidity

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May 7

Top 10 Smart Contract & Solidity Developer Learning Resources

Learn to become a blockchain developer with these 10 (14) blockchain developer learning courses. — Learning to become a Smart Contract and Blockchain Developer can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be! Set aside some time each week, and get cracking on any of the tutorials and content below. Don’t be afraid to ask a ton of questions, and don’t feel imposter syndrome! …

Solidity

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Top 10 Smart Contract & Solidity Developer Learning Resources
Top 10 Smart Contract & Solidity Developer Learning Resources
Solidity

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Apr 25

Formal Verification & Symbolic Execution | The Security Silver Bullet?

We look at formal verification & symbolic execution with two Trail of Bits Web3 security team members. Additionally, we review the value these techniques bring and compare them to other tools. — A huge thank you to Trail of Bits Troy & Josselin for taking the time on this interview. Additionally, special thanks to Hari, Runtime Verification, Leo Alt, and Palina for their help in understanding these concepts and work in the field.

Formal Verification

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Formal Verification & Symbolic Execution | The Security Silver Bullet?
Formal Verification & Symbolic Execution | The Security Silver Bullet?
Formal Verification

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Apr 13

Fuzz / Invariant Tests | The New Bare Minimum For Smart Contract Security

What is fuzz testing? What are invariant tests? We introduce how to use these tools in Web3 & Solidity and explain why they are essential, especially for security. Every project should have stateful fuzz tests moving forward, and auditors can use understanding invariants to find critical bugs before code is deployed. — Shout-out to Trail of Bits and Horsefacts for all the fuzzing content. Introduction

Fuzz Testing

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Fuzz / Invariant Tests | The New Bare Minimum For Smart Contract Security
Fuzz / Invariant Tests | The New Bare Minimum For Smart Contract Security
Fuzz Testing

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Coinmonks

·Apr 7

Smart Contract Audit | What it is, and what to expect

A smart contract audit is a time-boxed security-based code review on your smart contract/web3 system. An auditor’s goal is to find as many vulnerabilities as possible and educate the client on ways to improve the security of their codebase moving forward. — What is a Smart Contract Audit? A smart contract audit is a time-boxed security-based code review on your smart contract/web3 system. An auditor’s goal is to find as many vulnerabilities as possible and educate the client on ways to improve the security of their codebase moving forward.

Smart Contract Audit

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Smart Contract Audit | What it is, and what to expect
Smart Contract Audit | What it is, and what to expect
Smart Contract Audit

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Apr 7

Top 7 Smart Contract Auditors

We look across the industry at the top smart contract auditors in Web3. Smart contract audits are the lifeblood of the Web3 security space and are crucial to ensuring we stay safe. — I am a co-founder and security researcher from Cyfrin, where we do smart contract audits. This is my opinionated take on top smart contract audit firms along with Cyfrin. The only way Web3 scales is if we increase our security, so I want to ensure that other top firms get…

Smart Contract Audit

10 min read

Top 7 Smart Contract Auditors
Top 7 Smart Contract Auditors
Smart Contract Audit

10 min read

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