Economic & Risk Services
Economic Audit
Our economic audit offers a deep dive into your project’s economic foundation, analyzing its stability, efficiency, and exploit risks before launch or scaling in DeFi. Economic audits are often paired with smart contract audits for code-level coverage.
150+
audits
completed
$10B+
in client
assets protected
$200B+
in transacted
value secured
300+
crit / high issues found
Consolidated clients
What is an Economic Audit in DeFi?
An Economic Audit is a comprehensive evaluation of a protocol’s financial and incentive structures to ensure long-term sustainability, efficiency, and security. Economic audits will test a protocol against simulated market pressures such as price manipulation, liquidity crunches, and governance attacks. By applying these stress tests, an economic audit highlights weaknesses and ensures protocols are prepared for systemic risks.
We analyze tokenomics, capital flows, incentive mechanisms, staking design and systemic risks to prevent economic failures like hyperinflation, liquidity crises, or unsustainable rewards.
A robust economic model isn’t just about growth, it’s about resilience. DeFi economic audits frame tokenomics, incentives and capital flows through on-chain market dynamics.
Our Economic Audit Process
Scoping and Planning
We define the engagement scope, timeline, and key focus areas based on your project’s requirements.
Research & Analysis
Our team studies the architecture, documentation, and technical details to fully understand the system.
In-Depth Review
We conduct a thorough security assessment, identifying vulnerabilities, inefficiencies, and risks. For user-facing surfaces, we also offer dApp security audits.
Validation
Using automated and manual techniques, we validate the system under real-world conditions, including bridge & cross-chain audits where interoperability risks matter.
Reporting & Recommendations
We deliver an economic audit report with actionable recommendations to enhance security, performance, and market resilience.
Ongoing Support & Monitoring
We provide continuous advisory and monitoring options to help your project adapt to changing market dynamics, implement upgrades securely and maintain long-term resilience against emerging risks.
Why are Economic Audits Important?
Security
Prevents hacks and exploits. An economic audit surfaces game-theoretic attack paths common in DeFi.
Trust
Increases confidence for investors and users. Clear economic audit findings help investors understand protocol resilience.
Compliance
Helps meet regulatory requirements. DeFi economic audits align token design with emerging standards.
Cost Savings
Fixing issues before deployment avoids costly security breaches. Early economic audit insight avoids costly incentive misalignments.
Why work with us?
Discover our streamlined
4-step methodology
1
Define Scope and Timeline
We begin by discussing the scope of the project and establishing a clear timeline & pricing for the audit.
2
Collaborative Environment
The team will keep constant communication with the client, utilizing seamless issue tracking and discussions throughout the audit.
3
Fix Review Period
A dedicated period is allocated to review and verify all fixes, ensuring they meet our quality standards.
4
Comprehensive Report Delivery
Upon completion, your DeFi economic audit report is meticulously compiled and delivered with prioritized fixes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out the Economic Audit F.A.Q.
Why is an economic audit important?
It identifies inefficiencies, risks, and vulnerabilities in your economic model before they lead to failures. In DeFi, this economic audit lens reduces systemic failure risks.
Is an economic audit mandatory?
No, although it is increasingly becoming an industry standard. In traditional markets, financial products are legally required to pass economic audits. Many DeFi teams now treat an economic audit as launch-critical.
How does an economic audit improve protocol security?
By identifying game-theoretic exploits, governance loopholes, and token design flaws that could be exploited. We would also map external dependencies through an Ecosystem Risk Assessment.