Yield Strategy Optimization Report: HashKey Exchange

Target Protocol: HashKey Exchange (TVL: $1580.5M)

Technical Security & Audit Report: Yield Strategy Optimization

Target Protocol: HashKey Exchange (Yield Strategy & Vault Architecture)

Scope: Smart Contract Yield Strategies, EVM Integration, Asset Routing, and Risk Management

Assessment Type: High-Level Threat Modeling & Security Architecture Review

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1. Executive Summary

This security evaluation examines the architectural resilience and threat surface of automated yield strategies deployed within EVM-compatible environments (Ethereum L1 / L2 scaling solutions). As protocols manage significant Total Value Locked (TVL), yield optimization mechanisms must balance capital efficiency with rigorous security controls.

The primary objective of this assessment is to identify structural vulnerabilities inherent in automated asset routing, liquidity provision, rebalancing routines, and external oracle dependencies, providing actionable mitigation strategies to harden the protocol against economic and smart contract attacks.

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2. Identified Attack Vectors

A. Oracle Manipulation and Inaccurate Pricing

• Mechanism: Strategies relying on spot prices or illiquid Decentralized Exchange (DEX) pools (e.g., Uniswap v2/

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