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SSV Network

DAMASCUS

Staking Infrastructure · Ethereum · $10B+ secured TVL · 10 contracts

Official site: ssv.network ↗

801
3004756508251000
Confidence73%
Z-Factor0.72
Updated 2026-05-27Public score

Security Profile

Access Ctrl
78
Economic
75
Oracle
90
Compos.
72
Govern.
62
Maturity
72
Resilience
50
Supply Ch.
80
OpSec
57
Cascade
100
Min
50
Avg
74
Max
100

Audit History

Quantstamp
2023-10
Omniscia
2023-11

Bug Bounty Program

$250,000
Max payout on Immunefi
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Assessment

DVT is infrastructure-critical but niche. No oracle risk helps. Governance centralization and moderate maturity pull score down. Clean security track record.

Dimension Breakdown

Methodology
Access Control
Weight 18% · 75% confidence
78
+20Operator-cluster permissioning model with multi-party key shares
+20Cluster registration and liquidation access controls
+20Network fee recipient controlled by DAO multisig
+20Validator exit requires operator consensus (threshold)
Provenance
Economic Soundness
Weight 13% · 72% confidence
75
+25SSV token fee model with operator-set pricing
+25Liquidation mechanism for underfunded clusters
+25Network fee creates minimum operational cost floor
-25Economic model untested under extreme operator churn
Provenance
Oracle Integrity
Weight 13% · 88% confidence
90
+22No external oracle dependency in core protocol
+22Validator performance measured on-chain via consensus
+22SSV token pricing not used in protocol logic
+22Clean separation from price feed risks
Provenance
Battle-Tested Maturity
Weight 12% · 75% confidence
72
+14Mainnet since December 2023 (~29 months)
+14No protocol exploit to date
+14TVL moderate (~$2B in managed validators)
+14Multiple audits (Least Authority, Quantstamp)
Provenance
Governance & Upgradeability
Weight 10% · 70% confidence
62
+16DAO governance with SSV token voting
+16Multisig execution for protocol changes
+16Relatively low governance participation
+16Protocol upgrades controlled by limited signers
Provenance
Adversarial Resilienceredacted
Weight 10% · 30% confidence
50
  • Maximum resilience under independent adversarial testing
  • Comprehensive security coverage across all attack surfaces
  • Active bounty program incentivizes continuous scrutiny
  • No validated adversarial findings — score set to neutral baseline
Provenance
Operational Security
Weight 10% · 60% confidence
57
-43No branch protection detected
+11Active CI/CD (100% success rate)
+11Commit signing: 90% verified
+11Minimal development activity (1 commits/month)
Provenance
Compositional Risk
Weight 5% · 70% confidence
72
+18DVT integrates with any staking protocol (Lido, RocketPool, etc.)
+18Operator-level composition creates trust assumptions
+18Key resharing and DKG add cryptographic composition surface
+18Beacon chain dependency is well-scoped
Provenance
Cascade Exposure
Weight 5% · 50% confidence
100
+33Member of 2 dependency cluster(s)
+33No cross-protocol cascade exposure detected
+33Source: cross_protocol_composition.json dependency analysis
Provenance
Supply Chain
Weight 4% · 82% confidence
80
+20OpenZeppelin base contracts
+20Go-based SSV node client (separate supply chain)
+20Solidity contracts are relatively minimal
+20Off-chain DKG ceremony adds non-Solidity surface
Provenance

Top Score Drivers

Dimensions with the greatest marginal impact on BRI.

Adversarial Resilience
50+36 potential
Operational Security
57+29 potential
No branch protection detected
Governance & Upgradeability
62+24.5 potential
DAO governance with SSV token voting
Access Control
78+22.9 potential
Operator-cluster permissioning model with multi-party key shares
Battle-Tested Maturity
72+20.2 potential
Mainnet since December 2023 (~29 months)

Adversarial Risk Signals

Publicly verifiable security posture indicators.

Disclosure HistoryNot Assessed
Remediation VelocityNot Assessed
Bug Bounty ProgramNot Assessed
Audit CoverageNot Assessed
Incident HistoryNot Assessed
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On-Chain Data

Protocol Slug
"ssv"
Oracle
BRORegistry (Base)
Evidence
IPFS (pinned)
Staleness Threshold
24 hours
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