Proactive Security for Uniswap v4 Builders: Pre-Audit Scans

The Uniswap Foundation is committed to helping builders create secure, user-friendly DeFi products. Last year, we launched the UF Security Fund with Areta to make security audits more accessible to more teams. To date, the UFSF has onboarded 22+ v4-specific auditors and subsidized $1.2M+ in audit costs for hook builders.Through the UFSF and our other security initiatives, we've learned what successful security infrastructure looks like, and it doesn't begin (or end) with audits. When projects head into audits without addressing basic vulnerabilities, costs escalate and auditors may get distracted from finding critical edge cases. To save time and resources, teams should be audit-ready – before engaging with auditors.

Today, we’re expanding the UFSF to provide teams with Pre-Audit Scanning on Areta Market, featuring services from Olympix, Octane, Almanax, and Sherlock, and special pricing for Uniswap Hook Incubator teams.

Start Scanning

Pre-audit scans help teams build securely, catch issues early, and make audits more focused and effective. Hook builders can now access pre-audit scanning directly through Areta Marketplace:

1. Log on to marketplace.areta.io and click "Submit New Request"
2. Choose "Pre-Audit Scan" from the services menuNote: Select "Uniswap Hook Incubator" if you’re alumni or a current student
3. Enter your project information and hit submit
4. Receive you’ll instantly receive automated quotes from Olympix, Octane, Almanax, and Sherlock
5. Accept your preferred quote, and the provider will contact you directly for next steps

Pre-audit scans can be used proactively to identify vulnerabilities as you build: they come with one-year subscriptions, so your team can run scans throughout development without waiting for your code to be complete. Most scans complete instantly, with a maximum turnaround of 24-hours.