# Risks and Audits

## Risks

### **Smart Contract Risks**

The protocol will be interacting with a number of smart contracts, all of which impose risks. This can be both known and unknown risks that could result in the failure or vulnerability on the smart contracts which could result in assets being locked or lost forever.

### **Oracle Risks**

Liquidations depend on a live, accurate price feed from oracles. Oracle downtime, incorrect prices, or manipulation can cause wrongful liquidations. Fallback systems, safety switches, and emergency notification systems are in place to mitigate this risk.

### **Bridge Risks**

The protocol interacts with various bridges to move assets from blockchain to blockchain. While all bridges have been carefully reviewed for their risks and liquidity constraints, risks of bridge hacks and loss of funds cannot be alleviated.

### **Who bears the risk in case the risk engine fails?**

There are three layers to risk mitigation:

1. The protocol’s insurance pool takes the first loss.
2. The protocol’s treasury as a second loss.
3. Should (1) and (2) be depleted, the losses will have to be socialized amongst users.

Note: risk parameters significantly penalize supported protocols that do not have insurance pools or coverage themselves. This implies a de-facto first risk mitigation layer before August protocol gets affected.

## Audits

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Security audits don't eliminate risks fully. Please do not deposit more assets than you can afford to lose.
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### Zellic Audit - August 2023

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### Zellic Audit - March 2023

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### Sigma Prime Audit - August 2024

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### ChainSecurity Audit - January 2025

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