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Benjamin Samuels

@thebensams

I like cryptography, long walks on the beach, and novel testing techniques.
Sec eng at @trailofbits. Opinions are my own

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Shift left and ownership are the solutions + technologies static analysis, fuzzing, formal verification, monitoring powered by AI

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I struggled to understand the Validator / Beacon / Execution Nodes trio and how they work together concretely. So, I wrote a minimalist Node implementation in Go (along with some basic unit tests), connected them together, and watched them produce, broadcast, and validate very

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New city. New vibe. Same mission: securing the future of Web3. 📍 Buenos Aires 📅 Nov 17–19 Save the date for DeFi Security Summit 2025!

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You can automatically perform this mutation testing with Slither. If you have slither installed, simply run: slither-mutate ./contracts --test-cmd='forge test' Docs: github.com/crytic/slither…

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Untested code is where you find the most bugs. Devs/Auditors should use the most robust tools possible for identifying untested code. You've already got Slither installed, give slither-mutate a spin.

Untested code is where you find the most bugs. 
Devs/Auditors should use the most robust tools possible for identifying untested code.

You've already got Slither installed, give slither-mutate a spin.
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Smart contract devs need to learn this one simple design trick. It can be the difference between losing all your protocol's funds or stopping the hacker in their tracks 😉

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never played golf before, but a sales guy committed me to play golf with some ppl at ethcc. is wii golf going to adequately prepare me? find out next week

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one of the coolest things about ethereum's tooling is how good its devnet deployment tools are. you can easily spin up a massive devnet with all kinds of configurations with little to no infrastructure experience.

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This talk is going to be a banger. Imagine being able to keep your treasury safe even if your entire multi-sig is compromised. It's easy to implement and something you could build tomorrow. Come to my talk to find out how

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When you see competitors using adversarial or deceptive tactics and thriving partly because of it, I get why it’s tempting to do the same But there’s a line between calling out bad behavior and just being snarky. The latter can work, but it also drags the industry into toxicity

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Had a wonderful time at EthCC. Shoutout to the organizers and speakers for doing such a great job despite the weather. Next stop: DeFi Security Summit in Buenos Aires! Talk submissions open on Monday. There has never been a better time to apply for your first talk!

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📣 DSS 2025 Speaker Applications are open! DSS is calling builders, researchers, visionaries and security experts to take the stage this November. Do you have a story, insight, or case study to share? Read this thread to learn how to apply!

📣 DSS 2025 Speaker Applications are open!

DSS is calling builders, researchers, visionaries and security experts to take the stage this November.

Do you have a story, insight, or case study to share?

Read this thread to learn how to apply!