LibScan is an automated framework that detects eight categories of smart contract library misuse by combining LLM-based semantic reasoning with rule-based analysis, achieving 85.15% accuracy on real-w…

The paper introduces KindHML, an automated formal verification approach that uses Hennessy-Milner Logic and the Kind 2 model checker to verify complex temporal properties of smart contracts, detecting…

This paper outlines a comprehensive research framework for smart contract security, moving beyond simple vulnerability detection to encompass advanced areas like semantic reasoning, automated repair,…

Knowdit is a knowledge-driven, agentic framework that significantly improves smart contract vulnerability detection by modeling shared DeFi semantics and leveraging historical audit knowledge.

This paper proposes ALBank, a decentralized banking application built on the Ethereum blockchain and smart contracts, demonstrating that this integration effectively enhances security, transparency, a…

EvoPoC introduces a knowledge-driven agentic system that automates the synthesis of verifiable and economically viable exploits for DeFi smart contracts, achieving high recall and significant revenue…

The paper introduces MEV non-interference, a formal security notion, to ensure that composing new smart contracts in DeFi does not increase the maximal extractable value, thereby providing a formal fo…

The paper introduces SCDBench, a comprehensive benchmark dataset and methodology that rigorously evaluates LLM-based smart contract decompilers, finding that while frontier models can produce compilab…

The paper introduces SCDBench, a comprehensive benchmark dataset and methodology that rigorously evaluates LLM-based smart contract decompilers, finding that while frontier LLMs can generate compilabl…

The paper generalizes Unicity token ownership using programmable spending conditions called predicates, enabling trustless atomic swaps and smart-contract-like functionality executed off-chain.

The paper introduces Bitcoin Smart Accounts (BSA), a novel, trust-minimized protocol enabling native Bitcoin to participate in DeFi while maintaining self-custody of funds.

Crossroads introduces a smart contract layer for representing assets from various blockchains as ERC-20 tokens on a single backend blockchain, enabling interoperability and smart contract usage.

The paper introduces Sentinel, a novel proxy-based system that achieves comprehensive, type-agnostic reentrancy protection for smart contracts by intercepting all external calls.

The paper proposes a compliance-aware architecture for agentic payments on stablecoin rails that embeds regulatory checks directly into the on-chain execution flow to ensure safe, low-friction transfe…

The paper introduces SseRex, a novel symbolic execution framework designed to detect unique and complex vulnerabilities in Solana smart contracts, significantly outperforming existing tools.

The paper demonstrates that current transfer-based AML systems fail in complex DeFi environments because economic value migration can be structurally decoupled from explicit token transfers.

The paper introduces Bastet, a novel, high-quality, expert-labeled dataset designed to overcome limitations in existing resources for detecting complex smart contract vulnerabilities in DeFi.

The paper introduces alignment contracts, a formal framework for specifying and enforcing behavioral constraints over observable effect traces, ensuring that powerful agentic security systems operate…

This paper benchmarks LLMs for smart contract security analysis, concluding that while LLMs show potential, their reliability is limited by lexical bias and requires integration with traditional stati…

GoAT-X introduces a novel framework that structures cross-chain smart contract auditing as a Graph of Auditing Thoughts, significantly improving the detection of complex, semantic vulnerabilities in m…