Road to Shipping PeerDAS to Mainnet in 2025
Some thoughts on what it might take to ship PeerDAS this year and how we might align soon on scope and timelines.
Live EigenLayer Bug Discovered During Sidecar Security Review
Analysis of a critical division-by-zero vulnerability in the EigenLayer sidecar rewards calculation process, its potential DoS impact, and the implemented fixes.
A Security Engineer's Guide to Reviewing Core Blockchain Nodes
A comprehensive methodology for conducting security reviews of blockchain infrastructure, using Reth as a practical example
Anchor 0.1.0 released: Sigma Prime's Rust SSV Client
Announcing the release of Anchor 0.1.0, our Rust-based distributed validator technology client for the SSV network.
Common Vulnerabilities: Oracles and Pricing - Smart Contracts
To achieve composability in DeFi, many projects require external sources of truth or price feeds. This article explores the common vulnerabilities in the use of pricing and oracles with real-world examples.
How to Consolidate your validators with Siren
Instructional for Siren users that want to consolidate their validators.
Transitioning from EVM to SVM: Key Concepts for Solana Security Assessments
Key concepts to understand the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM).
NEAR Smart Contract Auditing: Accounts & Access Control
This article explores how NEAR's unique account system combines human-readable names with multi-tiered permissions, examining the security implications and providing practical guidance for implementing robust access control in smart contracts.
The Pectra Holesky Incident
This article analyzes the Pectra upgrade on Holesky that resulted in long non-finality and adverse network conditions. We explore ways the Lighthouse team recovered from non-finality and how current and future optimizations will make the...