BengalCatBalu

Independent Web3 security researcher. Background in Software Engineering (B.Sc) with strong foundations in discrete math and linear algebra. Specializing in audits of complex smart contract architectures — AMMs, yield, lending - on any blockchain and off-chain systems.

📌 Twitter: BengalCatBalu

🔍 Best Engagements

Proven top results in public audit contests.

Project	Type	Result
TermMax	Lending	1🏅
Octant V2	Funding Vaults	1🏅
HMX Orderbook	Orderbook	2 🥈
Kuru	OrderBook + Amm	4
Stakeup BloomV2	Stablecoin	6
Juicebox	Programmable Treasuries	5
Primev Validator Registry	Validator Registry	1🏅
DAAO Contracts	Liquidity Management	4
Aquarius Amm (Rust 🦀)	Uniswap & Curve style AMM	Low Pot Winner
Succinct	Governance	4
Stability Dao	Yield Generating Strategies	4
Mystic Finance (Dedicated Security Researcher)	RWA-backed lending	1🏅
Metropolis	Liquidity Management	4
Super DCA Liquidity	Uniswap V4 Hook	3🥉

You can find all engagements on my public Sherlock profile page

Highlights in numbers

• 🥇 5× First Place on public competitions
• 🧠 Top 3 in HM Count (Ranked among the top 3 auditors on Cantina by total number of High/Medium severity findings)
• 🥈 1× Second Place on public competitions
• 🔟 15× Top 10 (Placed in the Top 10 fifteen times across various advanced protocol audits.)

Learning && Side Projects

Project / Learning	Description
Finished Rareskills Rust Bootcamp	Completed intensive Rust bootcamp focused on Web3 security.
Read "Automated Market Makers" by Guillermo Angeris	Deep dive into AMM mechanisms and their applications.
Finished Rarecode Rust Course	Completed full Rarecode Rust track — built strong foundations in ownership, lifetimes, and async Rust, with focus on secure smart contract development.

Experience outside Web3:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering
• National-level winner of mathematics competitions