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EVM Security Engineer/Researcher, @SpearbitDAO SR

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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
after 5 years of writing smart contracts i am only today realizing that the solidity logo is the ethereum logo unfolded 🤯
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@0xKaden
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
7 months
blackrock, a company with a $123B valuation, somehow couldn't manage to find a mildly competent smart contract dev
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
wanna learn smart contract gas optimization? lots of open issues on my repo, will help you learn if you contribute
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
if you're optimizing your smart contracts, at this point the easiest way to go about it is to just run `solstat`. one command and a detailed report is generated explaining optimizations you can make and how they work under the hood, with gas benchmarks
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
How I found a critical bug thanks to my low level understanding of abi encoding Let's start with a quick quiz: What is the `result` here? If you guessed that it would be a 64 (0x40) byte array with two 32 byte words, each with a value of 1, you'd be correct This is because all
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
started cleaning up this old repo documenting common smart contract vulnerabilities goal is to be an all-in-one resource for known vulnerabilities, with clear explanations, examples, audit findings and indexed real world exploits contributions welcome!
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 months
uniswap v4 is dominating the ascii art game
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 month
lfg
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
9 months
blast is really out here putting a BSL license on optimisms MIT code
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
7 months
Excited to announce that I've been onboarded to @SpearbitDAO as a Security Researcher
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
some great mev resources i've saved over the past year
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
just found a 7 figure critical bounty time to bask in this absolute glory for the next 15 minutes or so until i realize i'm wrong
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
some tips and tricks from my winning solution of the @RareSkills_io Mint150 challenge
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
🌀 Navigating the Labyrinth ⏳ The solution to @curta_ctf puzzle 12.
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@curta_ctf
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1 year
🚨 Puzzle 12 NOW LIVE 🚨 By @0xKaden , EVM researcher, gas golfer, and MEV searcher
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
9 months
every security researcher rn
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
incredible series for anyone looking to learn linear algebra rather than simply teaching the math, it visualizes transformations to give you an intuition as to how the math works
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
7 months
excited to announce that i've been accepted as @code4rena judge 🫡
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
auditing protip: if a function is prefixed with 'safe', don't worry about auditing that function. we already know that it's safe
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
thinking about open sourcing a simple triangular arbitrage rust bot. any interest or should i keep the alpha for myself?
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
if i were to write up explainers for low-level evm/solidity/huff, would there be any interest? would love to break down solady and huffmate contracts or just explain how the evm works under the hood. reply with things you'd like me to explain if interested
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
5 months
Earlier this month I disclosed a high severity vulnerability to @NFTX_ on @immunefi and was rewarded today with a $7,000 bounty. More to come soon 😎
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
ok i think i finally got the poc working, let's try it ← [Revert] EvmError: Revert
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
polygon is so full of spam tx's that i deployed a contract and the address had already had nft's send to it
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
mev bot is finally profitable. gonna have to start larping as an mev millionaire soon
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 month
always leave some bugs in your smart contracts to keep auditor morale up i heard that if an auditor goes 3 consecutive audits without discovering a critical vulnerability they die
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
narrator: he did not, in fact, find a critical bounty
@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
just found a 7 figure critical bounty time to bask in this absolute glory for the next 15 minutes or so until i realize i'm wrong
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
✨introducing zero-seeker✨ a rust cli for mining non-deterministic contract addresses with a given amount of leading, or total, zero bytes
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
writing smart contracts in hardhat feels like running away from a serial killer in a nightmare but your legs just don't work
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
9 months
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@optimizoor
vectorized.eth
9 months
Solc 0.8.24 is out. With cancun support. Default EVM version remains shanghai.
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
optimizing smart contracts before it was cool 😤
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
10 months
seeking a @code4rena blue team resume: - 5 years smart contract exp - top 5 placement in each of my last 4 competitive audits - extensive experience building evm tooling
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
🚨 did you know that valid signatures can sometimes be modified without the private key and still remain valid? this is called signature malleability and it can lead to transaction replay attacks. let's dive deeper!
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
auditors hate them
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
really not a fan of how the @sherlockdefi $1.35m maker endgame audit has adjusted the rules just for this contest such that only loss of funds is considered a valid medium/high finding if it wasn't a conditional prize pool i wouldn't mind, but since the payout decreases
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
i was gonna build this really cool thing but then i got nerdsniped into building this other really cool thing but then i got nerdsniped into building this other really cool thing but then i got nerdsniped into building this other really cool thing but then i got nerdsniped into b
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
7 months
wtf blackrock's token specifically blocks transfers to gary genslers public address
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
👀 sneak peak
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
another one
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
5 months
Interesting to see how this result unfolded. Lengthy escalation phase with lots of drama. Curious to hear others opinions of the following... Note: I did not participate in this audit. Initially, both of @trust__90 's findings were judged as out of scope. Issue A initial
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One of the most stacked contests ever, thrilled to beat 262 other participants
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
5 months
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
11 months
super excited for this opportunity and thankful to @curta_ctf and @buidlguidl 💙 looking forward to building open source infra and providing security education
@curta_ctf
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11 months
We are excited to announce @0xKaden as our second ever Hacker in Residence! Kaden will receive 0.5 ETH every month for continuing to make open-source contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem.
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
dream desk setup ✅
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
when you've run into one too many stack too deep errors
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 years
@SHL0MS "there's no way engineers are gonna leave their jobs for higher paying jobs"
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
new meta: - study an obscure blockchain with novel functionality for a few weeks/months - find a critical bug - ????? - retire
@usmannk
usmann
4 months
In April I reported two bugs to @SeiNetwork . One that would’ve compromised their $SEI token and another that would’ve halted block production on their network. Both were caught just before the vulnerable code was shipped to production. Details:
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
i need to write a poc but all the tests are in hardhat
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
5 months
wtf my gf just left me to become an eigenlayer advisor
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
10 months
ok I need @curta_ctf GOLF TO GO UP. like VERY SOON. I cant take this anymore. every day I am checking and no golf. every day, check , no golf. I cant take this anymore, I have been optimizing, a lot. it is what it is. but I need
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 months
me: hey i found a critical vulnerability in your project, pls pay the bounty project:
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
found a critical bug today and went to write a PoC but then I found another critical bug that prevents the first bug from being executed so I'm kinda afraid to write a PoC for the second bug because I don't wanna get stuck in an infinite loop
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
on-chain 8x8 bitmap svg packed into a single storage slot
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
how signature validation might backfire, a thread 🧵👇
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
seeking funding for my new startup. idk what it does but chatgpt wrote a whitepaper, smart contract and frontend and it seems legit
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
7 months
end of an era 😔🪦
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 years
first day full-time @______jpg______ !
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
some bit-packing alpha for my fellow evm optimizooors 👇
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
bug bounty programs be like: 5 MILLION DOLLAR MAX BOUNTY *only up to 10% of funds at risk funds at risk: $670.82
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
i ended up finding a high severity finding in the same protocol and just submitted it worth a fraction of a critical finding, but can't complain
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 months
narrator: he did not, in fact, find a critical bounty
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
10 months
Drop your commit history or shut the fuck up bagholder
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
oh my god
@ernestognw
ernestognw.eth
1 year
@0xKaden Will keep in a good place 🫶🏻
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
top 5, lfg
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
referring to sandwich attack info as `RawIngredients` is *chefs kiss*
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
10 months
merry grindmas
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
might open source my hyper-optimized generalized mev execution contract, idk
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
3 years
ahhhh im curatingggg
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
5 months
🚨 Contribute to the smart-contract-vulnerabilities repo and earn a share of 0.5 ETH 🚨 From now until June 17th, 2024, all contributions in accordance with guidelines will be rewarded a retroactive bounty See details:
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
as an optimizooor my job is basically just replacing OZ contracts with solmate versions
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
glhf
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@curta_ctf
Curta
1 year
🚨 Puzzle 12 NOW LIVE 🚨 By @0xKaden , EVM researcher, gas golfer, and MEV searcher
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
building a protocol that i could easily productize, raise money, etc. but just gonna release it MIT licensed. someone else can productize it if they want idc
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
sTaCk ToO dEeP
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
8 months
bull market vibes
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
hit a breakthrough in my auditing process recently. should i do a writeup?
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
stfu and build
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
8 months
the only way to keep my attention when reading maker docs
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
📊 Some principals for rounding fixed point numbers in smart contracts 🧵
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
8 months
i joined the blast discord for one minute
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kaden.eth
1 year
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
we made it
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
the worst part of mev is not being able to write open source code
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
10 months
inheritance is the spawn of satan
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
4 years
@brockjelmore Bro, you're forever a legend.
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
anybody wanna review this before i open source it?
@0xKaden
kaden.eth
1 year
building a protocol that i could easily productize, raise money, etc. but just gonna release it MIT licensed. someone else can productize it if they want idc
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
read-only reentrancy is slowly decimating defi protocols protect your contracts, anon
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
ayo wtf this mf just wrote bytecode without even pulling up
@kethcode
kethic.eth 🔴✨🛡️
2 years
vEVM is an on-chain gasless arbitrary bytecode execution engine. It's fast. It's free. It's live on @optimismFND testnet _right now_. It's one of the critical pieces of @NotYourKeysGame Final project for @AlchemyLearn .
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
@0x_Beans dw fam here's a gas efficient implementation
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
2 years
the more rust i learn, the less it feels like i know
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@0xKaden
kaden.eth
5 years
I spent the last couple days putting together this interface for @compoundfinance governance... Enjoy
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