Elliot Friedman

Founder, Kleidi

TVL: $2,178,650,365  |  Total Transactions: 2,254,490 |  Deployed Smart Contracts: 67 |  Hack Losses: $0.00

I spent years securing DeFi protocols writing Solidity. I deployed contracts that held billions with zero losses to hacks. In the process, I realized the biggest threat to crypto holders is not smart contract exploits. It's spearphishing, malware, physical coercion and social engineering. I founded Kleidi to stop these attacks dead in their tracks.

Kleidi

Self-custody architecture for high-value crypto holders. Most wallet security adds more keys. Kleidi adds time. Every transaction enforces a mandatory delay window before funds can move. Trusted guardians can freeze execution under duress without ever holding your keys.

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Deployed Contracts

Track Record

Moonwell

Cross-chain lending protocol on Base, Optimism, and Moonbeam. Led smart contract development for governance, token bridging, oracles, and DeFi integrations.

  • WETH Router
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 520,439  |  Throughput: $100,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • WETH Unwrapper
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 510,764  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Moonwell WETH
    TVL: $80,100,000  |  Transactions: 510,764  |  Throughput: $160,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • 4626 Factory
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • ETH 4626 Factory
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 1  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • ETH 4626 Wrapper
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • USDC Fee Splitter
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 7  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WETH Fee Splitter
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • EURC Fee Splitter
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Staked WELL
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 79,222  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Chainlink weETH Composite Oracle
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Temporal Governor
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 100  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • cbETH oracle
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • LBTC Bounded Composite Oracle
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • LBTC/BTC Price Feed
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Chainlink rETH Composite Oracle
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
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  • WELL Wormhole Bridge Adapter
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $50,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • xWELL Token
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 240,322  |  Throughput: $40,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Market Add Checker
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Holding Deposit
    TVL: $221,000  |  Transactions: 9,778  |  Throughput: $500,000
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Buyback Auction - DAI
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 85  |  Throughput: $52,000
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Buyback Auction - AERO
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 1,181  |  Throughput: $520,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Vote Collection
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 12,443  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Holding Deposit
    TVL: $33,000  |  Transactions: 2,402  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WETH Router
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 4,984  |  Throughput: $22,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Wormhole Bridge Adapter
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 1,542  |  Throughput: $2,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • xWELL Token
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $5,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Staked WELL
    TVL: $500,000  |  Transactions: 3,585  |  Throughput: $1,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Vote Collection
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 960  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Market Add Checker
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 1  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Chainlink Composite Oracle
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Buyback Auction - USDC
    TVL: $38,800  |  Transactions: 594  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Buyback Auction - cbETH
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 187  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Buyback Auction - OP
    TVL: $900  |  Transactions: 562  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Buyback Auction - VELO
    TVL: $20,000  |  Transactions: 485  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • WELL Buyback Auction - WBTC
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 536  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • USDC Fee Splitter
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 2  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Temporal Governor
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 96  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • xERC20 Lockbox
    TVL: $195,700,000  |  Transactions: 10,000  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • xWELL Router
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 2,900  |  Throughput: $83,850,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Staked WELL
    TVL: $4,100,000  |  Transactions: 143,744  |  Throughput: $20,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Bad Debt Fixer - Moonwell FRAX
    TVL: $7,000,000  |  Transactions: 15,822  |  Throughput: $20,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Market Add Checker
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Multichain Governor
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 3,208  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • xWELL Token
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 12,300  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Bad Debt Fixer - mxcDOT
    TVL: $2,300,000  |  Transactions: 56,554  |  Throughput: $2,300,000
    View on Etherscan
  • MErc20DelegateMadFixer - mUSDC
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 7,870  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • MErc20DelegateMadFixer - mETH
    TVL: $84,000  |  Transactions: 7,809  |  Throughput: $160,000
    View on Etherscan
Volt

Inflation-resistant stablecoin protocol. Designed PCV management, oracle systems, and peg stability modules on Ethereum mainnet.

  • Volt Token
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 768  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Oracle Pass Through
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Volt System Oracle
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Volt System Oracle - 144 Bips
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 5  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • ERC20 Allocator
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 78  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • PCV Guardian
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 30  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Timelock
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 4  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Price Bound PSM - FEI
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 320  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Price Bound PSM - DAI
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 119  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Price Bound PSM - USDC
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 378  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Global Rate Limited Minter
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 7  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Timelock Controller
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 10  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Maker Router
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 2  |  Throughput: $1,602,585
    View on Etherscan
  • OTC Loan Repayment
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 1  |  Throughput: $10,170,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Non Custodial PSM
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 329  |  Throughput: $14,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • ERC20 Compound PCV Deposit - FEI
    TVL: $7,100,000  |  Transactions: 987  |  Throughput: $14,200,000
    View on Etherscan
  • PCV Guard Admin
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 12  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • ERC20 Compound PCV Deposit - DAI
    TVL: $5,545,047  |  Transactions: 96  |  Throughput: $11,090,094
    View on Etherscan
  • ERC20 Compound PCV Deposit - FEI
    TVL: $774,664  |  Transactions: 6  |  Throughput: $1,547,328
    View on Etherscan
  • ERC20 Compound PCV Deposit - USDC
    TVL: $1,700,000  |  Transactions: 18  |  Throughput: $3,400,000
    View on Etherscan
  • ERC20 Compound PCV Deposit - VOLT
    TVL: $10,170,000  |  Transactions: 6  |  Throughput: $10,170,000
    View on Etherscan
Fei

Decentralized stablecoin protocol. Built core DeFi primitives including staking, peg stability modules, and reward distribution on Ethereum.

  • Tribal Chief
    TVL: $1,200,000,000  |  Transactions: 8,306  |  Throughput: $2,400,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Mint Redeem Pause PSM - LUSD
    TVL: $100,000,000  |  Transactions: 341  |  Throughput: $200,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Price Bound PSM - DAI
    TVL: $165,000,000  |  Transactions: 674  |  Throughput: $330,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • Eth Peg Stability Module
    TVL: $100,000,000  |  Transactions: 870  |  Throughput: $200,000,000
    View on Etherscan
  • ERC20Dripper - Tribe
    TVL: $91,902,954  |  Transactions: 31  |  Throughput: $183,805,908
    View on Etherscan
  • AutoRewardDistributor
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 18  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • PSM Router
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • STW Bulk Harvest
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 102  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Named Static PCV Deposit
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Reward Distributor Admin Delegate
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 0  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
  • Reward Distributor Admin
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 10  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan
Sifchain

Cross-chain DEX bridging Ethereum and Cosmos. Built the Ethereum bridge contracts handling cross-chain asset transfers.

  • BridgeBank
    TVL: $206,360,000  |  Transactions: 23,348  |  Throughput: $412,720,000
    View on Etherscan
  • CosmosBridge
    TVL: $0  |  Transactions: 56,365  |  Throughput: $0
    View on Etherscan

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