Audit firm tier

Balancer (v2 + v3)'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 #

All four audit firms are Tier-1: Trail of Bits (top-tier security firm), OpenZeppelin (top-tier), Certora (top-tier formal verification provider), Spearbit (top-tier, high-profile engagements), Cantina (competitive audit platform used by top protocols). No boutique-only or unknown-firm coverage.

Sources #

GitHub
Balancer v2 audit reports directoryhttps://github.com/balancer/balancer-v2-monorepo/tree/master/auditsretrieved 2026-05-05
GitHub
Balancer v3 audit reports directoryhttps://github.com/balancer/balancer-v3-monorepo/tree/main/auditsretrieved 2026-05-05

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.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol balancer factor RD-F-005 score green collected_at 2026-05-05 12:41:36