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Gas Optimization Audit: Ethena USDe

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Gas Optimization Audit: Ethena USDe

Target Protocol: Ethena USDe (TVL: $4761.5M)

Gas Optimization Audit Report: Ethena USDe Protocol

Target Protocol: Ethena USDe

Audit Scope: Smart Contract Gas Efficiency & Execution Optimization

Network Focus: Ethereum Mainnet / Layer 2

1. Executive Summary

This security and performance report evaluates the Ethena USDe smart contract architecture with a focus on gas optimization, execution efficiency, and EVM overhead reduction. While the core USDe synthetic dollar contracts maintain strong security boundaries, several function routines and storage structures can be optimized to lower gas consumption for end users during minting, redeeming, staking, and administrative operations.

2. Technical Findings & Optimization Vectors

Vector 1: Custom Errors vs. Require String Literals

  • Observation: Several validation checks use standard require(condition, "Error String") statements.
  • Impact: Deployment cost is elevated due to long revert string storage, and runtime execution incurs extra memory expansion and LOG overhead upon failure.
  • Optimization: Replace all require statements with custom errors (error Unauthorized(), error InvalidAmount()).
  • Estimated Savings: ~200–500 gas per revert check call; significant deployment cost reduction.

Vector 2: Storage Variable Caching (SLOAD Optimization)

  • Observation: Repeated reads of state variables (such as contract state, role mappings, or allowance balances) occur within single function executions.
  • Impact: Multiple SLOAD operations incur 100 gas (warm read) per access.
  • Optimization: Cache storage variables into stack/memory variables if read more than once within the function context.
  • Estimated Savings: ~100 gas per cached SLOAD.

Vector 3: Memory vs. Calldata for Function Parameters

  • Observation: Complex parameters (e.g., signature structs, array inputs) in external functions are declared with memory.
  • Impact: Forces EVM to allocate memory and copy data

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