Enhancing Security in Blockchain Development

Security is critical to the health of any blockchain ecosystem. Yet for many teams, rigorous testing still happens late in the development cycle, after features are finalized and timelines leave little room for iteration. A new integration between Octane, an AI-powered smart contract security platform, and Avalanche aims to change that.

Now live across the Avalanche ecosystem, this integration brings continuous, automated security checks directly into developer workflows, helping teams identify and resolve issues as they code, preventing them from becoming deployment blockers.

Why Early Security Matters

Web3 projects often rely on traditional audits conducted at the end of the development cycle. These audits reveal critical vulnerabilities that require time-consuming refactorings, delaying launches, and straining security resources. Octane aims to eliminate this reactive model by shifting security to the beginning of the development process.

Instead of waiting for a final review, developers receive real-time alerts as they write code. Octane scans every commit, flags potential vulnerabilities, and delivers feedback within the tools teams already use, minimizing context switching. This streamlines the path to production, speeds up the audit process, and helps teams ship faster, increasing overall security.

> “Too many Web3 teams discover their biggest security issues right before launch,” said Giovanni Vignone, CEO of Octane Security. “That last-minute scramble is stressful, expensive and risky. Our joint integration lets Avalanche builders catch problems early when they’re easy to fix, so they can deploy with confidence instead of crossing their fingers.”

Purpose-Built for Avalanche

Octane’s detection models are specifically trained on Avalanche’s architecture, documentation, and on-chain behaviors. This Avalanche-native tuning minimizes false positives and ensures security findings are context-aware, relevant to how contracts operate on the C-Chain and app-specific Layer 1s (L1s). Developers can detect issues unique to Avalanche environments, surfacing critical vulnerabilities directly within their existing CI/CD workflows.

> “Security is essential for building in Web3, but it’s often the last step in the process. This integration flips that dynamic by embedding high-signal security checks directly into the development workflow, tailored specifically for Avalanche’s architecture,” said Eric Kang, Head of DeFi at Ava Labs. “It’s a win for builders in the Avalanche ecosystem: faster iteration, lower audit costs, and more secure code from day one.”

Octane identifies everything from best-practice gaps to complex logic and economic vulnerabilities. Its detectors are continuously updated to reflect emerging risks, often catching issues that slip through audits. Vulnerabilities identified include:

• Critical logic flaws (e.g., unchecked delegate calls, reentrancy)
• Economic risks (e.g., stale or misconfigured oracles, rounding errors)
• Denial-of-service vectors, gas inefficiencies, and unsafe external calls

Early Results from the Avalanche Ecosystem

Since launching the integration, Octane has delivered measurable results across the Avalanche ecosystem:

• 210,881 lines of code scanned across participating projects
• 177 pieces of actionable feedback delivered to development teams
• 217 total findings flagged, including critical vulnerabilities missed in manual audits
• Over $261 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) protected across projects

During Octane’s review of Suzaku’s 48,000+ line codebase, the platform identified four critical and one high-severity vulnerabilities that could have enabled validator hijacking, unauthorized fund movement, and denial-of-service attacks across multiple networks.

This integration helps resolve a longstanding tension in Web3 development, balancing speed with security. By embedding AI-powered vulnerability detection directly into the build process, Avalanche and Octane are introducing a new standard: security is continuous, developer-friendly, and tuned to the needs of high-performing teams.

Octane is now available to all Avalanche builders. Teams can connect their repositories and start receiving security feedback in minutes, enabling faster development, fewer surprises before launch, and greater confidence in every deployment. To get started, request a demo and add “Avalanche Eco” after your company name to prioritize your onboarding.

About Avalanche Blockchain Network

Avalanche is a high-performance blockchain platform designed for builders who need to scale. Engineered with a revolutionary three-part Layer 1 (L1) architecture, Avalanche is anchored by its Avalanche Consensus Mechanism, ensuring near-instant finality for transactions. It features an open-source Layer 0 (L0) framework for seamless creation of interoperable Layer 1 blockchains with high throughput on both public and private networks. Supported by a global community of developers and validators, Avalanche offers a fast, low-cost environment for building the next generation of decentralized applications (dApps). Its unique blend of speed, flexibility, and scalability makes Avalanche a preferred choice for innovators pushing the boundaries of blockchain technology.