Gas Optimization Audit: Deribit

Target Protocol: Deribit (TVL: $5309.9M)

Gas Optimization & Security Audit Report: Protocol Architecture

Target: Deribit EVM / L2 Smart Contract Infrastructure

Category: Gas Optimization & Structural Efficiency

Scope: Smart Contract Operations, Data Structures, and Execution Flow

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1. Executive Summary

This report evaluates the gas efficiency and associated execution patterns of EVM-compatible components within high-throughput derivatives and options settlement architectures. In high-frequency trading (HFT) and high-TVL derivatives protocols, gas consumption directly impacts liquidity provider profitability, liquidation latency, and overall protocol throughput.

The evaluation identified key areas where storage layouts, loop structures, and state mutation patterns can be optimized to achieve up to a 15–25% reduction in execution overhead while maintaining operational safety and execution determinism.

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2. Technical Inefficiencies & Risk Analysis

The following structural patterns represent significant gas overheads and potential execution bottlenecks in high-frequency EVM contexts:

A. Non-Optimal Storage Packing (SSTORE Overhead)

• Mechanism: EVM storage operates in 32-byte slots. Misaligned struct members force multiple SSTORE (20,000 / 2,900 gas) and SLOAD (2,100 / 100 gas) operations during state updates (e.g., margin checks, position management).
• Impact: Unnecessary gas consumption during order execution and settlement calls

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