Smart contract safety specialist.
Biography
Kurt spent four years with MakerDAO as a core protocol dev where he was focused on all aspects of safety and security, from formal verification to incident response. He started doing security reviews of Solidity-based smart contracts in early 2021 and became a full-time security researcher in May of 2023.
Kurt has broad experience with a variety of protocols, techniques, and bugs, and is particularly knowledgeable about:
- stablecoins
- DeFi
- mathematical analysis
- formal verification
- best practices for safe smart contract development
Talks:
- MakerDAO Smart Contract Safety at DeFi Security Summit 2022
- Can Code Be Trusted? at DeFi Security 101 2023
- Numerical Analysis for DeFi Audits: A TWAMM Case Study, a Spearbit seminar
Recent engagements
Security portfolio
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Solo Audits | Published solo audits. | Read more |