
Smart contract security reviews
85 private audits led for teams including Morpho, Maple Finance, Usual and Babylon. Founding member of Blackthorn, former Head of Security at Three Sigma.
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Morpho Maple Finance Usual Babylon 1inch Superfluid Arrakis Chronicle Timeswap Layer3 M^0 Mitosis BendDAO Ostium Beraborrow INIT Capital Felix Keyring Nerite Kyo Finance Track Record
Competitions, private engagements and firm leadership.
30 top-3 finishes
Public audit competitions, where researchers compete to surface vulnerabilities. $602K in prizes across 57 competitions.
85 private audits led
Private security reviews spanning lending, stablecoins, perpetuals, restaking and cross-chain infrastructure.
Top 0.02% on Sherlock
Sherlock rates researchers on an Elo system across 9,904+ registered accounts. Peak rank: #2.
Founding member of Blackthorn
One of the founding members of Blackthorn, an audit firm formed from established Web3 security professionals.
Former Head of Security, Three Sigma
Ran the security department and led more than 30 audits.
Top-ranked on Code4rena
Placed in the top 3 over a 90-day period on Code4rena.
Top-ranked on Cantina
Top-3 finishes across 3 Cantina competitions. Profile
Six consecutive first places
Six wins in a row on Sherlock, in competitions drawing hundreds of participants.
Exceptional coverage
Consistently the highest issue count in competitions, including surfacing every vulnerability on multiple occasions.
53 solo findings
Vulnerabilities no other researcher submitted, including in competitions with 600+ participants.
38 issues in 26 days
High and medium severity findings during the Autonomint competition on Sherlock.
Audit Process
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STEP 3Fix Verification
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STEP 4Final Report
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Testimonials
From 8 protocols whose code went through this process.
“I've had the pleasure to work with Simao over the last few years where he has completed numerous audits for Maple Finance. Each time he's been thorough, finding niche issues missed in prior audits and helping us improve the design and security of the system. I would highly recommend him to audit any protocol.”
Maple
“0xSimao is an absolute pro who really went above and beyond during our audit. It can be hard to find auditors like Simao who have such a high degree of integrity that they are willing to spend time verifying reported issues have been addressed correctly. Others just move on to the next project, but Simao was with us every step of the way. I cant recommend Simao enough, and we will definitely try to work with him in the future.”
Nerite
“As our Lead Senior Watson for the first audit competition of the Beraborrow codebase, 0xSimao demonstrated clear proficiency. He identified one third of the verified issues in a 6.2k SLOC codebase, a testament to his thoroughness and auditing skills. Additionally, his contributions during the fix review process were instrumental in uncovering further issues. His dedication to client security, transparent communication, and client success is exemplary.”
Beraborrow
“0xSimao was our Lead Senior Watson for Superfluid Locker System audit competition. He quickly demonstrated a total understanding of the protocol, its goal and mechanics. Regarding performance, we were glad to have him contribute to our audit. All of the final 3 High and 3 Medium severity issues raised during the audit were discovered by 0xSimao. Communication was crystal clear, questions were pertinent. It was a really pleasant experience to collaborate with him during the Sherlock contest. Finally, 0xSimao’s reactivity and advice were very appreciated during the fix review process. He allowed us to successfully strengthen our protocol security with confidence. We most definitely recommend working with 0xSimao to protocols and teams expecting professionalism.”
Superfluid
“We had the opportunity to work with 0xSimao as the Lead Senior Watson for the Mento x Good$ Integration audit. He identified multiple issues with exceptional thoroughness and ensured that each one was properly addressed and mitigated. We would be glad to work with him again in the future.”
Mento
“0xSimao, during his audit with PoolTogether, was the sole auditor to discover a complex, high-severity issue that demonstrated his experience and deep understanding of the codebase. His thorough review was instrumental in ensuring the security and longevity of the core protocol.”
PoolTogether
“During the Autonomint audit conducted alongside Sherlock, 0xSimao stood out for his remarkable expertise. He completely understood how the codebase works and uncovered 52% of the confirmed issues, a clear indication of his exceptional eye for detail and robust auditing capability. His proactive role in the remediation review further brought additional issues to light. We definitely recommend working with 0xSimao.”
Autonomint
It was a pleasure to work with 0xSimao as the Lead Senior Watson during our Sherlock audit contest for the Deli Swap contracts. He demonstrated deep knowledge of the underlying stack (Uniswap v4), discovered most of the high-level issues raised, and had great communication with us every step of the way. We would highly recommend him to audit a protocol and look forward to collaborating further on our protocol’s security in the future.
BMX
Community Notes
Unsolicited feedback from the Web3 security community.
“Really excited to see 0xSimao joining Blackthorn as the 10th founding member. He proved it's still possible to crack the top 5 on Sherlock's leaderboard in this day and age, achieving it a few days ago. And he's a really nice guy.”
View postJack Sanford
“What a legend! Thank you for sharing and it was our pleasure to be part of your journey. You are really one of the greats in the space. GG well played sir.”
View postThree Sigma
“0xSimao is a beast, I really like his kind of findings, excelling at identifying tricky numerical corner cases. Sometimes I wonder if he's actually a human fuzzer. You should definitely check him on Solodit and take notes.”
View postInfectedCrypto
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