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# EVM Security

**repo:** [kareniel/awesome-evm-security](https://github.com/kareniel/awesome-evm-security)  
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[EVM](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/evm/) stands for "Ethereum Virtual Machine". The EVM powers the Ethereum mainnet, but also Layer 2 protocols, sidechains, and EVM-compatible chains.

This list is an overview of the EVM ecosystem from an information security management perspective.

## Contents

- [Guides](#guides)
- [Governance](#governance)
- [Architecture](#architecture)
- [Standards](#standards)
- [System Assets](#system-assets)
- [Threats](#threats)
- [Vulnerabilities](#vulnerabilities)
- [Controls](#controls)
- [Ecosystem](#ecosystem)

## Guides
- [CryptoSec.info](https://cryptosec.info/) - Information to help beginners learn how to protect their funds against hackers and scammers.
- [Simplified Roadmap for Blockchain Security](https://devansh.xyz/blockchain-security/2021/09/17/genesis-0x01.html) - Covers all rudimentary topics that one needs to know in order to get into the field of Blockchain [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security).
- [How to become a smart contract auditor](https://cmichel.io/how-to-become-a-smart-contract-auditor/) - Frequently asked questions that are related to auditing and auditors can get their first job.

## Governance
- [A beginner's guide to DAOs](https://linda.mirror.xyz/Vh8K4leCGEO06_qSGx-vS5lvgUqhqkCz9ut81WwCP2o) - Gives a high level overview of what DAOs are, why they are interesting and some of their use cases.
- [Deep DAO](https://deepdao.io/#/deepdao/dashboard) - Lists, ranks and analyzes top DAOs across multiple metrics.
- [SAFT Agreements](https://saftproject.com/) - A commercial instrument used to convey rights in tokens prior to the development of the tokens' functionality.
- [Voting Options in DAOs](https://medium.com/daostack/voting-options-in-daos-b86e5c69a3e3) - Voting Options in DAOs.
- [The Wyoming DAO bill](https://twitter.com/awrigh01/status/1369328856260354051) - A thread about Wyoming DAOs .
- [It Takes a Cryptonetwork](https://medium.com/primedao/it-takes-a-cryptonetwork-2ae9ab541c17) - Prime's Strategy for DAO to DAO Relations.
- [DAOs, Democracy and Governance](https://merkle.com/papers/DAOdemocracyDraft.pdf) - A paper by Ralph Merkle about DAOs.

## Architecture
- [Shelling Out: The Origins of Money](https://nakamotoinstitute.org/shelling-out/) - Illustrates the value of collectibles in reducing social transaction costs.
- [Foundations of Cryptoeconomic Systems](https://epub.wu.ac.at/7309/8/Foundations%20of%20Cryptoeconomic%20Systems.pdf) - This paper explores why the term
"cryptoeconomics" is context dependent and proposes complementary micro, meso and macro definitions of the term.
- [Towards a Practice of Token Engineering](https://blog.oceanprotocol.com/towards-a-practice-of-token-engineering-b02feeeff7ca) - How do we design tokenized ecosystems, their incentives and how do we analyze or verify them?
- [A Crash Course in Mechanism Design for Cryptoeconomic Applications](https://medium.com/blockchannel/a-crash-course-in-mechanism-design-for-cryptoeconomic-applications-a9f06ab6a976) - Introduces the basic concepts of mechanism design, and gives a taste for their usefulness in the cryptocurrency world.
- [WTF Is QF](https://wtfisqf.com/?grant=&grant=&grant=&grant=&match=1000) - A simple explanation of quadratic funding.
- [Bonding Curves Explained](https://yos.io/2018/11/10/bonding-curves) - What bonding curves are and their potential applications.

## Standards
- [DeFi Safety](https://www.defisafety.com/) - Best practices [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) score reviews.
- [DASP Top 10 of 2018](https://dasp.co/) - Decentralized [Application Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/application-security) Project Top 10 vulnerabilities.
- [IVSCS](https://immunefi.com/severity-updated/) - Immunefi Vulnerability Severity Classification System.
- [Smart Contract [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Verification Standard](https://securing.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/SCSVS/) - A free 14-part checklist created to standardize the [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) of smart contracts for developers, architects, security reviewers and vendors.
- [Secureth guidelines](https://guidelines.secureth.org/) - Aid you in formulating your own software engineering process by giving a complete picture of all the different concerns and expectations in your software projects.
- [CryptoCurrency [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Standard (CCSS)](https://cryptoconsortium.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/CCSS/) - A set of requirements for all information systems that make use of cryptocurrencies, including exchanges, web applications, and cryptocurrency storage solutions.
- [The Solcurity Standard](https://github.com/Rari-Capital/solcurity) - Opinionated [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) and code quality standard for Solidity smart contracts.

## System Assets
- [Security Considerations in the Solidity documentation](https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/v0.8.6/security-considerations.html) - Lists some pitfalls and general [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) recommendations.
- [Ethereum 2.0 Specifications [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Audit Report](https://leastauthority.com/static/publications/LeastAuthority-[Ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum)-2.0-Specifications-Audit-Report.pdf) - Security Audit Report of the Eth2.0 spec by Least Authority.
- [Getting Deep Into EVM](https://hackernoon.com/getting-deep-into-evm-how-[ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum)-works-[backstage](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/backstage)-ac7efa1f0015) - An Ultimate, In-depth Explanation of How EVM Works.
- [Ethereum EVM illustrated](https://takenobu-hs.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/downloads/ethereum_evm_illustrated.pdf) - Exploring some mental models and implementations.
- [Ethereum Blockspace: Who Gets What and Why](https://www.aniccaresearch.tech/blog/ethereum-blockspace-who-gets-what-and-why) - [Ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum) blockspace market structure.
- [What Is Uniswap and How Does It Work?](https://academy.binance.com/en/articles/what-is-uniswap-and-how-does-it-work) - What Uniswap is, how it works, and how you can swap tokens on it simply with an [Ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum) wallet.
- [Scaling EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)](https://capitalgram.com/posts/scaling-evm/) - How fast and far can the EVM based blockchain architecture still take us.
- [L2Beat](https://l2beat.com/) - Transparent and verifiable insights into emerging layer two (L2) technologies.
- [The Non-Fungible Token Bible](https://opensea.io/blog/guides/non-fungible-tokens) - Everything you need to know about NFTs.
- [KEVM](https://github.com/kframework/evm-semantics) - A formal model of the EVM in the K framework.

## Threats
- [Blockchain Graveyard](https://magoo.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/Blockchain-Graveyard/) - A list of all massive [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) breaches or thefts involving blockchains.
- [List of [Bitcoin](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/bitcoin) Heists](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576337) - Research on prior [Bitcoin](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/bitcoin)-related thefts.
- [Blockchain Threat Intelligence](https://www.blockthreat.io/) - The latest in blockchain, DeFi and cryptocurrency threat intelligence, vulnerabilities, [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) tools, and events.
- [Rekt News](https://rekt.news/) - Investigative journalism, creative commentary, and incident analysis.
- [DeFiYield's REKT db](https://defiyield.app/rekt-database) - [Database](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/databases/database) of Crypto Hacks, Exploit, Scam.
- [CryptoScamDB](https://cryptoscamdb.org/scams) - Keeping track of cryptocurrency scams in an open-source [database](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/databases/database).
- [Mudit Gupta's Twitter threads](https://mudit.blog/twitter-threads/) - Early analysis and educational content on Twitter.
- [Flash Boys 2.0 Paper](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9152675) - Frontrunning in Decentralized Exchanges, Miner Extractable Value, and Consensus Instability.
- [MEV-explore](https://explore.flashbots.net/) - Help the community understand and quantify the significance of "Dark Forest activities" and their impact on the [Ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum) network.
- [Flashloan monitor](https://monitor.blocksecteam.com/) - Dashboard that helps you monitor flashloan transactions.
- [Known Attacks](https://consensys.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/smart-contract-best-practices/known_attacks/) - A list of known attacks which you should be aware of, from Consensys.
- [Solidity Security](https://blog.sigmaprime.io/solidity-[security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security).html) - Comprehensive list of known attack vectors and common anti-patterns.

## Vulnerabilities
- [SWC Registry](https://swcregistry.io/) - Smart Contract Weakness Classification and Test Cases.
- [246 Findings](https://blog.trailofbits.com/2019/08/08/246-findings-from-our-smart-contract-audits-an-executive-summary/) - 246 Findings From Trail of Bits Smart Contract Audits.
- [A Survey of [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Vulnerabilities in [Ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum) Smart Contracts](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2105.06974.pdf) - Explains eight vulnerabilities that are specific to the application level of blockchain technology by analyzing the past exploitation case scenarios of these security vulnerabilities.
- [List of [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Vulnerabilities](https://github.com/runtimeverification/verified-smart-contracts/wiki/List-of-Security-Vulnerabilities) - A comprehensive list of common smart contract security vulnerabilities, compiled from various sources.
- [List of Known Bugs](https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/v0.8.1/bugs.html) - A [JSON](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json)-formatted list of some of the known [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security)-relevant bugs in the Solidity compiler.

## Controls
- [Simple [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Toolkit](https://github.com/nascentxyz/simple-security-toolkit) - Opinionated recommendations that the team at Nascent find to be appropriate,  particularly for teams developing and managing early versions of a protocol.
- [Gnosis Safe](https://docs.gnosis-safe.io) - Multi-sig. Require multiple team members to confirm every transaction in order to execute it, which helps prevent unauthorized access to company crypto.
- [List of DeFi auditors](https://www.defisafety.com/auditors) - List of DeFi auditors maintained by DeFiSafety.
- [State of DeFi Audits](https://medium.com/conflux-network/the-overlooked-element-of-defi-adoption-e3b29829e3da) - Article taking a look at the auditing space and its importance in onboarding users by properly securing new DeFi protocols.
- [Building Secure Contracts](https://github.com/crytic/building-secure-contracts/) - Trail of Bits' guidelines and best practices on how to write secure smart contracts.
- [Solidity Patterns](https://fravoll.[github](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github).io/solidity-patterns/) - A compilation of patterns and best practices for the smart contract programming language Solidity.
- [Security Pattern for [Ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum) and Solidity](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PF4QZudW6Z7EV4hqQfwPo3A43AVqPrsuzzzey5yRYcs/edit#gid=0) - Google Sheets Checklists.
- [Solidity Best Practices for Smart Contract Security](https://consensys.net/blog/developers/solidity-best-practices-for-smart-contract-security/) - Pro [tips](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/tips) from Consensys to ensure your [Ethereum](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/decentralized-systems/ethereum) smart contracts are fortified.
- [CERtified](https://cer.live/) - Top 100 exchanges by Cybersecurity rating.
- [Smart Contract [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Registry](https://github.com/ethereum-lists/contracts) - An effort to identify deployed contracts instances given their chain and address, by listing the project they belong to.
- [Forta](https://docs.forta.network/) - Community-based runtime [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) network for smart contracts.

## Ecosystem
- [People to follow on Twitter](https://twitter.com/i/lists/1453086258436128770) - Twitter list to an overview of the web3 ecosystem and [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) people.
- [Videos to watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLox242_JhiuEe64LzW1M8XpiQ2-N5bZsX) - YouTube playlist of web3 [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) videos.

## Footnotes

### See Also

Other Awesome Lists:

- [Awesome BlockSec CTF](https://github.com/0xjeffsec/awesome-blocksec-ctf) - Blockchain [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions.
- [Awesome Buggy ERC20 Tokens](https://github.com/sec-bit/awesome-buggy-erc20-tokens) - Vulnerabilities in ERC20 Smart Contracts With Tokens Affected.
- [Awesome Cryptoeconomics](https://github.com/jpantunes/awesome-cryptoeconomics) - Cryptoeconomic research and [learning](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/learning) materials.
- [Awesome Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP)](https://github.com/matter-labs/awesome-zero-knowledge-proofs) - A curated list of [awesome](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/awesome) things related to [learning](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/learning) Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP).
- [Officer CIA's Ultimate DeFi Research Base](https://github.com/OffcierCia/ultimate-defi-research-base) - Curated DeFI & Blockchain research [papers](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/computer-science/papers) and tools.
- [Awesome MEV resources](https://github.com/0xalpharush/awesome-MEV-resources)