#girlgonecrypto #certik #auditreport #education #defi #crypto #blockchain CertiK has teamed up with Girl Gone Crypto to help you understand audits 🧠 An audit is a good first step for every project, but as a user or investor, what do the results mean? See where to go, what to look for, and more on your #crypto journey at: https://certik.com https://www.youtube.com/c/GirlGoneCrypto Transcript: Okay so let’s say you’re checking out a project and are doing your research and you see that it’s been audited. Great, phew, sigh of relief… but hold up… just because a smart contract was audited doesn’t necessarily mean the audit was good. When doing your own research, it’s important to go one step further and actually check out the audit report. Now reading audit reports might sound a little complicated and technical, but it’s actually a lot easier than you think. So in this video, we are going to dive into how to read and evaluate a CertiK audit report. So first of all - what kind of information do these reports actually look at? A security audit is a line-by-line inspection of a smart contract's code. Smart contracts are self-executing agreements between a buyer and seller that are stored on a blockchain. Security audits can reveal vulnerabilities in a smart contract by identifying coding errors and potential risks. CertiK essentially examines these smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. CertiK’s security experts manually review these contracts, using AI solutions and mathematical approaches to analyze their quality. So now let’s dive into the HOW. Where do you go to find this information and what should you be looking for? When you visit CertiK.com, you’ll notice a search bar on their Security Leaderboard. Type in the name of the particular project you’re interested in. This will take you to the project’s full audit report. Under the Findings section, check to see that the vulnerability issues have been identified and fixed. If a project has unresolved issues, it’s important to research why. CertiK only audits contracts sent to them, so make sure to check which contracts were audited and always review the report in detail. To learn more about smart contracts and security audits, and how you can better do your own research - visit CertiK.com/resources

A new CertiK series giving users bite-size tips and info to stay informed and safe in the #crypto space. Episode 8 What is Centralization Risk? Learn what #centralizationrisk is, how it works, how you can minimize your risk with CertiK's auditing, and more all under 2 mins! https://www.certik.com/resources Transcript: Centralization risks are vulnerabilities that can be exploited both by malicious developers of a project as well as outside attackers. They can be taken advantage of in rug pulls, infinite minting exploits, and other types of attacks. In token minting contract exploits, if someone gains access to the private key of the contract, they can mint as many new tokens and send them anywhere they’d like. With rug pulls, project founders can sell all of the tokens they hold - draining the liquidity from a decentralized exchange. Other rug pulls involve founders stealing tokens from a presale lockup contract. Rug pulls thrive on decentralized exchanges because they allow free listings of new tokens with no requirement of a smart contract audit. Smart contract audits are a necessary first step in identifying centralization risk. CertiK smart contract audits highlight all centralization risks by identifying 5 types of issues: Critical, Major, Medium, Minor, and Informational. Users can be confident in the security of a project that follows CertiK’s recommendations, such as implementing timelocks and multi signature custody solutions. To learn more about centralization risks, visit CertiK.com/resources.

#certik #flashloan #defi #blockchain #cryptocurrency A new CertiK series giving users bite-size tips and info to stay informed and safe in the #crypto space. Episode 9: What is a Flash Loan? Learn how a #flashloan works and more in under 2 mins! https://certik.com/products/skynet Transcript: A flash loan is an uncollateralized short-term loan. They are a new invention in the Defi space, introduced by the lending protocol, AAVE. A smart contract is used to borrow and repay flash loans in the same transaction. If a flash loan isn’t repaid in the same transaction, the transaction fails, making it as though the loan never happened. Flash loans present an opportunity for high-frequency and arbitrage traders with the ability to instantaneously access capital, allowing a trader to sell on one exchange and purchase on another. Arbitrage was more common when liquidity was low and exchanges didn’t share price feeds. Flash loans have been used to attack exchanges and protocols. This occurs when a malicious user takes out a flash loan from a lending protocol and uses the borrowed funds to manipulate prices on another protocol. Flash loan attacks are very lucrative because the attacker does not have to deploy a lot of capital to carry out the attack. Smart contract audits are a necessary first step in mitigating a flash loan attack. CertiK’s Skynet on-chain monitoring helps recognize these attacks in real-time and broadcasts community alerts on the Security Leaderboard. From smart contract audits to on-chain monitoring, there are tools in place to help projects build safer protocols from the ground up. To learn more about flash loans, visit CertiK.com/resources.