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All published SCAS articles on AI-assisted security work, protocol review, formal methods, and application risk.

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Canton Security 101

A focused readiness worksheet for Canton integrations, participant operations, privacy boundaries, and security review planning.

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Published June 26, 2026

Setting Up a Canton Network Validator Node: A Complete Guide

A step-by-step walkthrough covering everything from prerequisites and network sponsorship, to Docker Compose deployment, authentication, and post-launch health checks everything you need to go from zero to a live Canton validator.

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Published August 1, 2026

AI Agent Harnesses for Smart Contract Audits: What Matters and What Lasts

Teams comparing AI smart contract audit tools are often comparing three things at once: the underlying model, the agent harness around it, and the checks used to verify its findings.

By Linus L.

Published July 25, 2026

Daml Smart Contract Vulnerabilities: 8 Authorization and Privacy Risks

Daml prevents many low-level smart contract bugs, but it does not decide whether a business workflow gives the right parties the right authority.

By Ihtisham U.

Published July 17, 2026

Post-Mortem on Venture Capital Failures In Web 3

The venture capital landscape for Web3 presents a profound paradox.

By Ihtisham U.

Published July 12, 2026

Resolv Exploit: How an Unbounded USR Mint Became a Vault Curation Disaster

The Resolv exploit started with an unbounded USR mint.

By Ihtisham U.

Published July 9, 2026

DeFi OpSec Best Practices for 2026

This guide is for DeFi founders, protocol engineers, DAO operators, and security leads who are asking a practical question: how should a protocol secure governance, timelocks, multisigs, admin keys, and signing workflows in 2026?

By Ihtisham U.

Published July 5, 2026

AI and Formal Verification in DeFi: Practical Uses and Limits

If you searched for "AI formal verification smart contracts", "formal verification in DeFi", or "can AI replace a smart contract audit", this article is for you.

By Ihtisham U.

Published July 3, 2026

Morpho Risk Assessment: What Happens to $45M of WETH/USDC Debt if ETH Drops 20%?

Morpho Blue uses isolated lending markets.

By Ihtisham U.

Published July 3, 2026

Smart Contract Audit Price: How to Lower Cost Without Lowering Security

If you searched for "cheap smart contract audit", "smart contract audit price", or "how to prepare for a smart contract audit", this guide is for you.

By Ihtisham U.

Published June 26, 2026

DeFi's Vault Curation Revolution

DeFi lending is changing in a way that mirrors the unbundling of traditional banking.

By Ihtisham U.

Published June 26, 2026

ERC-8004: Building a Trust Layer for Agent Collaboration on Ethereum

In a decentralized world where autonomous agents (AI, bots, dApps) must collaborate across organizational boundaries, trust becomes the missing link.

By Ihtisham U.