Smart Contract Security Audits

Runtime Verification provides comprehensive smart contract security audits that go beyond traditional code reviews. Their audit approach is distinguished by formal methods expertise, beginning with deep design reviews to understand mechanisms before implementation analysis.

Audit Process

Each audit includes two dedicated auditors supported by the entire team, ensuring rigorous analysis:

Design Review

In-depth mechanism analysis that can start before code freeze, identifying specification bugs early in the development lifecycle.

Code Review

Constant communication with development teams, real-time bug reporting, and comprehensive vulnerability assessment to identify security issues as they emerge.

Formal Verification

Mathematical proofs ensuring complete test coverage and catching edge-case bugs that traditional testing misses. This approach uses cutting-edge verification tools to mathematically prove or disprove security properties, eliminating entire classes of vulnerabilities.

Audit Reports

Detailed reports suitable for public use, serving as a stamp of approval to communities that security is a priority. Clients like Arbitrum have stated that "Runtime Verification's audits are the most rigorous we've seen."

Pricing & Timeline

• Minimum 3 weeks per 1,000 lines of code for consistent quality
• $20,000 per week with invoicing in USD or cryptocurrency
• Two-auditor approach where experts are fully immersed in each audit with full team support

Track Record

Runtime Verification has secured over $100 billion in total value and protected more than 100 clients since 2017. Their client portfolio includes major blockchain projects like Ethereum Foundation, Lido, Maker, Optimism, Arbitrum, Morpho, Uniswap, Olympus DAO, Element Finance, Gnosis, StakeWise, Solana Foundation, and Stellar Development Foundation across multiple blockchain ecosystems.

Why Choose Runtime Verification

With 7+ years of auditing expertise and over 100 publications that shaped the runtime verification field, the company delivers uncompromising end-to-end reviews. Their formal methods approach provides the highest level of guarantee achievable, proving code will always behave as expected across the entire input space rather than just testing for specific bugs. They are aligned with Ethereum ethos, refusing to compromise on quality for speed.

Specialized Services

The company also offers specialized low-cost audits for standard token contracts including ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-4626 implementations.