Guardian Security Fund

$1,000,000

in security audit grants

Guardian is allocating audit grant coverage to help high-caliber teams ship with the highest tier of smart contract assurance.

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$45B+ protected across active clients

Grant winners

Meet the teams backed by the fund.

These teams have received Guardian Security Fund grants toward their security audit engagements.

  • Alchemix

    Self-repaying loans backed by yield-generating collateral. Alchemix lets users borrow against crypto assets while the collateral's yield pays down their debt.

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  • DeltaForesight

    Developer of JPY DeFi, a lending protocol under development where users borrow JPYdf, a crypto-backed stablecoin designed to track the Japanese yen.

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  • DollarStore

    An Ethereum stablecoin exchange protocol for one-to-one swaps between supported USD stablecoins, with zero protocol fees and a queue for unavailable reserves.

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  • FlowRouter

    A token swap router on Robinhood Chain that brings curated swap routes into a single interface.

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  • iris.credit

    A fixed-rate origination layer for DeFi lending. IRIS uses bonded solvers to turn variable-rate borrowing on lending venues into fixed-rate loans.

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  • KairosSwap

    An onchain interest rate swap protocol offering fixed-rate borrowing on Aave, carry trades, and markets for trading the direction of borrowing rates.

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  • predict.fun

    A BNB Chain prediction market where users trade on the outcomes of real-world events, from sports and politics to crypto markets.

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  • Primary Indices

    Onchain index products designed to diversify exposure across crypto assets and strategies, with configurable creation and redemption processes for index issuers.

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  • RAAC

    A DeFi lending and borrowing ecosystem that connects tokenized real-world assets, including real estate and commodities, with onchain collateral and stablecoins.

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  • Templar

    A decentralized lending protocol that lets users borrow dollars against Bitcoin without relying on centralized lending institutions.

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How it works

From grant application to audit coverage.

01

Apply with context

Tell us about the protocol, timeline, codebase, and what needs the most scrutiny.

02

Guardian selects grantees in each batch

We prioritize teams where grant-backed security work can reduce real launch or TVL risk.

03

Use grant coverage

Selected teams receive a full Guardian audit with two competing teams and an exhaustive invariant suite for maximal security.

Why Guardian

Grant-backed coverage from Guardian's audit team.

Move faster without compromising security with audit work conducted by Guardian.

Deep Vulnerability Analysis

Guardian brings a half decade of DeFi security research and audits, with teams having protected over $50 billion in digital assets.

Exhaustive Invariant Testing

Fuzz high-risk state spaces, simulate attack paths, and pressure-test the assumptions that matter before mainnet exposure.

Professional Review

Findings are reviewed with auditor oversight so grant recipients get prioritized security signal, not raw scanner noise.

Grant priorities

Coverage for the moments where security matters most.

Mainnet readiness

Review critical contracts before public deployment, token launches, or liquidity events.

Protocol changes

Audit migrations, new modules, governance changes, and integrations that alter risk.

Risk reduction

Use grant-backed coverage to validate fixes, harden invariants, and close priority issues.

In their words

What clients say about Guardian.

Having seen many audits over many years, no one even comes close to Guardian’s approach, and the quality of the audit is unmatched.
Kaleb Synthetix
Guardian demonstrated professionalism and attention to detail second to none. They identified issues our other auditors missed.
Dow Magna
Guardian found a key bug that had been missed in previous audits, despite being outside the audit’s scope. This is an honest signal of commitment and going the extra mile is rare.
Ed Valantis

Apply now

Apply for Guardian Security Fund coverage.

Tell us why your protocol is a strong fit for grant-backed audit coverage.

Start with how to reach you. The application then asks about your codebase and ends with a time for a grant review call. It takes about five minutes.

FAQ

Common questions.

Who should apply?
Teams preparing launches, upgrades, integrations, or TVL-bearing deployments that would benefit from Guardian audit coverage.
What does the grant cover?
Grant coverage applies toward Guardian audit work, including automated review, fuzzing, and professional auditor oversight.
Is this a cash award?
The fund is structured as audit grant coverage for selected teams, not a general cash disbursement.