Aydoan Balakchiev

Aydoan Balakchiev

@blckhv

31

Spearbit

lsr

Public earnings

$7,879.16

269th


Public findings

6


Skillset

Self-reported

Admin verified

Account Abstraction & Wallets

Account Abstraction (4337)Multisig (Safe)PaymastersSmart Wallets

Blockchain Platforms (L1 + VM)

EthereumEVMSolana

Cross-Chain & Interoperability

Cross-Chain BridgesMessaging Protocols (LayerZero/CCIP/Wormhole)

Cryptography & ZK

ECDSA / Signatures

Biography

Lead Security Researcher at Spearbit

180+ security reviews since 2023 (130+ private audits, 50+ public contests) across EVM, Solana, Stellar/Soroban, Starknet (Cairo) and Move

Track record

  • 400 Critical/High findings across 130+ private audits · $1.3B TVL audited · no exploit on any scope I have audited
  • 1st Venus Governance, Fenix Finance · 2nd Recall · Top-5 ZetaChain (5th of 94), Thorn, Badger DAO, Mellow · 20 top-10 finishes across Cantina, Code4rena, Sherlock, CodeHawks and Hats
  • 120+ High/Medium contest findings · Code4rena annual leaderboard Top-40 in 2023 and 2024 · $70K+ in contest rewards and bounties
  • Ethereum Foundation: auditor for the ERC-7730 clear-signing registry
  • Origami Finance: embedded security advisor for six months on a $122M TVL vault
  • CertiK "Stump the Auditor" CTF: 2nd place

Bug bounties

  • Floki (then ~$2B market cap): High-severity bug in the treasury contracts that let anyone drain accumulated transfer-tax revenue through zero-slippage swaps; confirmed and paid via Immunefi
  • Kaskad (then $2M TVL): 3 Medium
  • HastraFi (then $980M AUM): 1 Medium

Selected private audits (collaborative and solo)

WLFI (4 audits), ENS DAO, Lido, Ethereum Foundation, Securitize (3 audits), M0, Venus, Bebop, Origami Finance, Pons, VeeFriends, Temple DAO, HyperLink (Hyperliquid), STBL (Stellar), Cabal, Shift Protocol, CrediFi, RootsFi, CoBuilders

Selected High/Medium contest findings

Kelp DAO, Renzo, ZetaChain, Starknet Perps, Badger DAO, Recall, Safe (extensions), Allo Protocol (Gitcoin), Wise Lending, Stryke, Chakra, DODO

Specialties

Cross-chain messaging (LayerZero OFT/OVault, Hyperlane, CCIP) · non-EVM: Soroban, Cairo, Solana, Move · lending/CDP and stablecoins (Liquity, Compound, Morpho forks) · ERC-4626/7540 vaults · LST/LRT restaking · perps/DEX and RFQ routing · RWA and security tokens · governance · launchpads · account abstraction (4337/Safe)

Top competitions

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Contest
Position
Date
Payout
zetachain-protocol

zetachain-protocol

5

/ 94

August 2024$3,955
Aquarius

Aquarius

13

/ 55

May 2025$2,679
infinifi-protocol

infinifi-protocol

9

/ 44

April 2025$1,245

Security portfolio

Title
Description
Bebop RouterRFQ swap router executing maker-signed quotes via Bebop's private market maker settlement.
ENS DAOENS treasury contract routing registrar ETH registration fees to the Endowment Safe.
Firm MoneyLiquityV2 fork on StatusL2 minting the USF stablecoin against ETH and SNT collateral.
HyperLinkPrime broker for Hyperliquid enabling privacy-preserving trading through AWS Nitro Enclaves.
LidoEmergency pause manager letting designated pausers pause critical Lido contracts on admin's behalf.
M0PYUSDX interest-bearing stablecoin with wrapper extensions, swap facility, and LayerZero cross-chain portal.
BuckUpgradeable stablecoin system issuing BUCK backed by USDC reserves and attested STRC collateral.
VeeFriendsVeeFriends NFT token migration to a new chain, re-minting and burning legacy burned tokens.
WLFIWorld Liberty Financial V3 unlock upgrade introducing one-shot vesting elections for legacy holders.