COSTA: Coinbase Secure Trait Analyzer & 2021 Crypto Threat Trends
Coinbase principal researcher Peter Kacherginsky presents COSTA, an automated threat analyzer tracking exchange hacks, cross-chain DeFi bugs, and NFT scams.
Summary
The Expanding Threat Landscape of Blockchain in 2021
The cryptocurrency ecosystem has experienced an unprecedented surge in sophisticated attacks—spanning cross-chain bridge exploits, flash loan drains, and NFT smart contract hacks.
Introducing COSTA: Coinbase Secure Trait Analyzer
Peter Kacherginsky presents COSTA, an automated threat intelligence and static analysis framework developed by Coinbase to categorize risky smart contract traits.
Threat Modeling Cross-Chain Bridges and DeFi Protocols
Kacherginsky analyzes major 2021 security incidents, mapping recurring vulnerability classes across decentralized finance (DeFi) and layer-1 consensus layers.
Building Automated Blockchain Threat Hunting Pipelines
The author shares methodologies for integrating automated telemetry scanners into exchange listing pipelines and continuous on-chain monitoring.
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