About

I'm Joe Stakey, a security researcher and founder of Eraikey Labs. I audit onchain protocols and appchains across EVM, Solana, Starknet, and Cosmos. Every engagement runs through me directly.

Track record

Two Critical vulnerabilities disclosed through Immunefi, both in systems that had already been audited. Peaked at #16 on the Immunefi leaderboard in 2023. Across Code4rena and Sherlock: one 1st place and sixteen Top-10 finishes, in environments where findings are benchmarked directly against other researchers.

What I focus on

DeFi is where I do my deepest work (lending markets, AMMs, vaults, staking systems and more). I also review appchain and protocol infrastructure : custom Cosmos SDK modules, cross-chain messaging, and EVM-on-BFT integrations (BeaconKit-style stacks). These systems tend to fail at the edges (between modules, between consensus and execution, across the bridge surface) and that is exactly where I focus.
For larger or higher-risk engagements, a vetted second senior reviewer provides independent, four-eyes coverage. If you're shipping something that holds real value, let's talk before it goes live.