Smart Contract Audits from the World’s Top Researchers

Sherlock mobilizes elite auditors and the largest researcher community in Web3 to uncover vulnerabilities others miss.
Our model blends speed, depth, and incentives, helping protocols launch their code securely and confidently.

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Leading Protocols Trust Sherlock for Audits

Sherlock's audit model is built on performance-based team assembly. Researchers are matched to protocols based on demonstrated expertise in specific architectures.


Lending protocols are audited by researchers with proven track records on lending systems. DEXs by DEX specialists. L2s by L2 experts. Every engagement is staffed based on architectural fit, not availability.

PRIVATE AUDITS
BUILT FOR PROTOCOLS
SHIPPING REAL VALUE

Sherlock's private audits pair your protocol with researchers selected for your specific codebase, threat model, and domain. 

The result is a deeper review of how your system behaves under live conditions.

Matched to your codebase

Researchers are chosen by language, protocol type, and proven performance on similar systems.

Reviews focus on how your contracts, incentives, integrations, and assumptions behave once live.

Built to think like attackers

Our security team works directly with yours to clarify risk, prioritize fixes, and move issues into remediation faster.

Clear findings + 
Faster fixes

REAL PROTOCOLS. REAL SUCCESS STORIES.

"Rock solid security has always been a priority for MakerDAO. Over time, it's become one of the defining features of the project. It only makes sense that the team would work with the market leader, Sherlock."

"Optimism's codebase was audited by the best in the industry before coming to Sherlock, and the Sherlock audit contest still surfaced unique issues that we were grateful to learn about before deploying."

"Having used both audit firms and other contest audit platforms, we have found the auditors in Sherlock's contests to be exceptional - finding numerous complex and subtle bugs that had otherwise gone unnoticed."


Audit Scope — Work with Sherlock to clarify what needs review, how deep the audit should go, and where the biggest risks may be.

Pricing + Timeline — 
Get clear expectations on cost, timing, deliverables, and launch fit.

Researcher Fit — 
Our team will match your protocol with proven experts based on architecture, language, and domain.


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Sherlock provides smart contract security reviews and related services for informational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes financial, legal, or investment advice. While Sherlock aims to identify vulnerabilities through its auditing process, no audit can guarantee the absence of undiscovered issues or eliminate all risk of exploit.

Sherlock provides smart contract security reviews and related services for informational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes financial, legal, or investment advice. While Sherlock aims to identify vulnerabilities through its auditing process, no audit can guarantee the absence of undiscovered issues or eliminate all risk of exploit.

THE AUDIT MODEL BUILT

FOR BETTER FINDINGS

SMART CONTRACT AUDITS FROM THE WORLD'S TOP RESEARCHERS

TRUSTED BY

INDUSTRY LEADERS

We chose Sherlock because we were intrigued by the value of having multiple independent security researchers collaborating together. The findings increased the security and overall confidence in the bytecode system contracts of Ethereum. 

Fredrik Svantes

Senior Researcher, The Ethereum Foundation

We chose Sherlock because we were intrigued by the value of having multiple independent security researchers collaborating together. The findings increased the security and overall confidence in the bytecode system contracts of Ethereum.

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BETTER AUDIT TEAMS.

FASTER TURNAROUNDS.

STRONGER SECURITY OUTCOMES.

"Notional has gotten 14 audits from 6 different firms, and ever since we first used Sherlock they have been our exclusive audit provider."

"Notional has gotten 14 audits from 6 different firms, and ever since we first used Sherlock they have been our exclusive audit provider."

2026 SMART CONTRACT SECURITY STARTS HERE

Sherlock is trusted by leading protocols to deliver the most rigorous smart contract audits in the crypto space. 

Sherlock has secured leading protocols through 1,000+ private audits, 370+ audit contests, and a network of 11,000+ security researchers.

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SMART CONTRACT AUDITS FROM THE WORLD'S TOP RESEARCHERS

Sherlock mobilizes elite auditors and the largest researcher community in Web3 to uncover vulnerabilities others miss.
Our model blends speed, depth, and incentives, helping protocols launch their code securely and confidently.

500+

Collaborative Audits Completed

15,000+

Vulnerabilities Uncovered

$10B TVL

Under Active Protection

$10B TVL

Under Active Protection

$10B TVL

$10BTVL

Under Active Protection

THE AUDIT MODEL BUILT FOR BETTER FINDINGS

500+

Collaborative Audits Completed

BETTER AUDIT TEAMS.

FASTER TURNAROUNDS.

STRONGER SECURITY OUTCOMES.

2026 SMART 
CONTRACT SECURITY
STARTS HERE

Sherlock has secured leading Web3 protocols through 1,000+ private audits, 370+ audit contests, and a network of 11,000+ security researchers.

Over 2,500 Critical & High Vulnerabilities Found in Leading Protocols

Over 2,500 Critical & High Vulnerabilities Found in Leading Protocols

Sherlock uses verified performance data across thousands of researchers to match each codebase with the specialists most proven for its architecture, language, and risk profile.

That means every audit team is assembled around fit, not availability - with 100% of researchers selected based on histoical performance.

SHERLOCK  BUILDS
THE STRONGEST AUDIT TEAM

FOR YOUR CODEBASE

NEW YORK CITY 

HEADQUARTERS

SHERLOCK  BUILDS
THE STRONGEST AUDIT TEAM

FOR YOUR CODEBASE

NEW YORK CITY 

HEADQUARTERS

Sherlock's audit model is built on performance-based team assembly. Researchers are matched to protocols based on demonstrated expertise in specific architectures.


Lending protocols are audited by researchers with proven track records on lending systems. DEXs by DEX specialists. L2s by L2 experts. Every engagement is staffed based on architectural fit, not availability.

Sherlock uses verified performance data across thousands of researchers to match each codebase with the specialists most proven for its architecture, language, and risk profile.

That means every audit team is assembled around fit, not availability - with 100% of researchers selected based on histoical performance.

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New York, NY 10017
 

330 Madison Avenue, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10017
 

Tell us what needs review and when you plan to ship. 
Sherlock will help scope the right audit path.

Tell us what needs review and when you plan to ship. 
Sherlock will help scope the right audit path.