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An industry-standard framework, letting your protocol pre-authorize whitehats to rescue funds during active exploits
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When your protocol is under attack, every second counts. Safe Harbor gives you a way to fight back.
Safe Harbor is a legal and technical framework that lets your protocol pre-authorize whitehats to step in during active exploits, rescue funds, and return them - fast, safely, and with clear legal protection for everyone involved.
By adopting Safe Harbor, protocols allow:
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We started Safe Harbor after the Nomad hack, where over $190M was drained over the course of hours while whitehats stood by, willing to help, but unable to act without legal protection. With Safe Harbor, our goal is to make sure that never happens again and to empower whitehats to rescue funds.
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Safe Harbor was developed over two years with direct input and rigorous legal review from experts at a16z Crypto, Cooley, Debevoise & Plimpton, Filecoin Foundation, MetaLeX, Paradigm, Piper Alderman, Powerhouse, and more.
