Audit firm tier

ether.fi's assessment for RD-F-005 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Certora (Tier-1 FV specialist), Zellic (Tier-1 DeFi boutique), Nethermind (Tier-2 large firm) represent high-quality coverage. Halborn (Tier-2), Decurity (Tier-2 boutique), Paladin (Tier-2 boutique), Hats Finance (competitive audit platform), CertiK (Tier-2 large firm). Strong blend with Certora as dominant ongoing partner.

Sources #

GitHub
ether.fi audits directory (27 reports)etherfi-protocol/smart-contracts/tree/master/auditsretrieved 2026-04-28

Methodology #

Classify each auditing firm into: Tier-1 (Trail of Bits / OpenZeppelin / ConsenSys Diligence / Certora / Sigma Prime / Spearbit / Zellic) / Tier-2 (established, named firm with public track record) / boutique / unknown.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol ether-fi factor RD-F-005 score green collected_at 2026-04-28 13:58:46