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By ChainPatrol
ChainPatrol offers a real-time Web3 security platform that helps crypto projects keep their users safe from phishing sites, fake social accounts, and impersonation attempts, with proactive detection, blocking, takedown and triaging support for malicious domains and social threats across 20+ social platforms.ChainPatrol triggers a warning to protect users of 20+ crypto wallets. With Stellar's support, we’re aiming to expand our coverage as their main brand protection provider, safeguarding 12 ecosystem companies and building stronger user trust across the Stellar network.
24/7 Threat Monitoring – Continuous detection of malicious domains, URLs, and social media threats targeting brands and communities.
Wallet Security Network – Continuously expanding network with Wallets and Domain providers that issue warning signs immediately to end users about potential malicious assets.
Domain and Account Takedowns – Coordination with hosting providers, browsers, and social platforms to remove harmful sites and accounts.
Incident Response Support – 24/7 help desk for rapid response, investigation, and management of security incidents.
Reporting and Analytics – Real-time reporting dashboards with metrics, security portals, and permission management.
Community Tools – Reporting bots available on Slack, Telegram and Discord to allow for expedited reporting of threats into ChainPatrol’s dashboard.
Advanced Detection Techniques – Utilization of methods such as canary tokens and honeypotting to identify, monitor, and analyze malicious activity early, providing proactive alerts and intelligence before real threats impact the community.
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$100.0K
Ecosystem Coverage:
ChainPatrol will onboard and monitor 12 Stellar ecosystem projects, providing broad protection coverage across the network.
Verified Allowlisted Items:
More than 500 official domains, social accounts, and URLs will be verified and tracked, ensuring a clear distinction between legitimate and malicious entities.
On-Chain Transparency:
Monthly brand-protection metrics will be published directly on the Stellar mainnet, offering publicly verifiable proof of ecosystem safety performance.
Dashboard Availability:
A real-time dashboard will display verified partner and allowlist data, giving continuous visibility into the overall brand-safety posture.
Partner Adoption:
At least five ecosystem partners, including wallets, issuers, and explorers, will integrate ChainPatrol’s data to strengthen trust and user confidence across the Stellar ecosystem.
Go-To-Market Plan
ChainPatrol already works with Stellar, giving us a proven base to expand from. Our GTM strategy focuses on ecosystem adoption, transparency, and developer integration, not paid marketing.
1. Direct Partner Onboarding
We’ll roll out protection coverage in phases across Stellar’s key ecosystem layers:
Wallets: Integrate protection data into user-facing warnings for known phishing or scam domains.
Projects: Provide dedicated dashboards showing threats and takedowns tied to their assets.
2. Public Dashboard & API Launch
We’ll make protection metrics public so anyone can verify ecosystem safety — creating accountability and visibility. This data will be consumable through:
A public dashboard showing live ecosystem threat statistics.
A developer API for wallets, explorers, and projects to display “Protected by ChainPatrol” status.
3. Community & Ecosystem Integration
We’ll collaborate directly with Stellar Development Foundation and Ambassadors to:
Share regular threat reports and trend analysis with the developer community.
Host a quarterly “Ecosystem Safety Report” summarizing protection progress, all anchored on-chain.
4. Network Effect & Sustainability
The more projects integrate with ChainPatrol, the more protection data feeds back into the network — making it harder for malicious actors to target Stellar users. Over time, this becomes a self-sustaining protection layer built into Stellar’s ecosystem infrastructure.
No SCF funds will go toward marketing spend. Every dollar supports engineering, integration, and community rollout to ensure every Stellar project benefits from real, measurable protection.
Over 100+ clients include leading Web3 brands like Stellar, Sui, Polymarket, TON, MetaMask, Phantom, Plasma, and OpenSea.
Major Strategic Integrations through our Wallet Security Network, allowing threats to be blocked within ~15 minutes across ~20 major crypto wallets (MetaMask, Coinbase Wallet, Phantom, etc.) fraudulent transactions before they impact users.
Formed strategic security partnerships (e.g. with Immunefi, Spearbit, and Hypernative) to strengthen coverage in smart contract and brand protection.
As of mid 2025, ChainPatrol has processed +250,000 reports of malicious assets and successfully blocked +150,000 threats across our customer base.
ChainPatrol’s protection for Stellar’s main metrics: https://app.chainpatrol.io/stellarblockchainnetwork
Note: We've discussed ecosystem protection integration with several members of the SDF team, including John Canneto and Ada Vaughan, as part of a broader initiative to protect key projects within the Stellar ecosystem and extend the protection that ChainPatrol already provides for Stellar.
Recently, we signed an ecosystem expansion agreement with another active foundation who assists in facilitating introductions to their ecosystem projects via email, Slack, or Telegram. From there, we follow our standard onboarding steps, which include completing a Client Information Sheet where teams share their official social media accounts and websites. These are then allowlisted and integrated into custom dashboards we create for each company.
By extending protection to Stellar ecosystem companies, the Stellar organization as a whole will benefit from:
Full Suite-ChainPatrol Dashboard - 24/7 Threat Monitoring for Ecosystem Projects
Cross-Project Visibility - Shared reporting and insights across your ecosystem for risk management
Unified Escalation Channels - One-touch escalation paths for ecosystem teams
Shared Threat Intelligence - Threat data from one project strengthens detection across all projects
Deliverable 1
Brief description:
Launch the Stellar Ecosystem Protection Program and onboard an initial group ecosystem companies, such as Etherfuse, Decaf, Meru, Defindex, and Soroswap
How to measure completion:
At least 4 Stellar ecosystem companies onboarded, with verified brand profiles created and monitoring active.
Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 4.
**Budget:
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$18,000 – covers engineering support for onboarding integration, internal resource time for verification, and coordination with pilot partners.
Deliverable 2
Brief description:
Build and deploy an internal dashboard to manage onboarded projects and record verified allowlisted items (official domains, socials, and URLs).
**How to measure completion:
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Dashboard operational with at least 200 verified allowlisted items created and linked to onboarded projects.
Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 3.
**Budget:
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$13,000 – covers engineering hours for front-end and back-end buildout, hosting, and database setup for tracking verified entities.
Deliverable 3
Brief description:
Publish the first verified brand-protection summary to the Stellar testnet to validate transparency and data anchoring workflows.
How to measure completion:
At least one successful Stellar testnet transaction confirming publication of a hashed brand-protection summary.
Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 4.
**Budget:
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$12,000 – includes engineering time for integration with Stellar SDKs, testnet fees, and internal QA to validate publication accuracy.
Total Tranche 1 Budget: $43,000
Deliverable 1
**Brief description:
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Expand onboarding to include additional Stellar ecosystem projects — wallets, token issuers, and dApps.
How to measure completion:
Add 8 ecosystem companies onboarded with monitoring and verified allowlists active.
Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 8.
**Budget:
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$15,000 – used for engineering integration support, partner onboarding coordination, and internal review of verification processes.
Deliverable 2
Brief description:
Increase verified allowlisted items for all onboarded projects, establishing stronger brand baselines.
How to measure completion:
At least 300 verified allowlisted items confirmed and logged across partner projects.
Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 8.
**Budget:
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$12,000 – funds data-validation work, verification labor, and infrastructure resources for real-time scanning and allowlist maintenance.
Deliverable 3
Brief description:
Publish updated brand-protection summaries to the Stellar testnet on a recurring schedule.
How to measure completion:
Three successful Stellar testnet transactions validating accurate publication of summarized, verified protection data.
**Estimated date of completion:
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End of Month 8.
**Budget:
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$10,000 – covers developer time for automation of publication, testnet fees, and infrastructure to maintain data reliability.
Total Tranche 2 Budget: $37,000
**Deliverable 1
Deliverable:
**Complete onboarding of major Stellar ecosystem projects into ChainPatrol’s continuous protection coverage.
How to measure completion:
All 12 identified Stellar ecosystem projects (e.g., Etherfuse, Decaf, Meru, Defindex, Soroswap, etc.) are onboarded and actively monitored within ChainPatrol’s system.
Each project has verified access to reports or dashboards confirming live threat detection and takedown coverage.
Internal confirmation from Stellar that onboarding requirements and protection SLAs are met.
**Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 12.
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**Budget:
**$13,000 – funds technical onboarding and integration support for ecosystem projects, with resources for account setup and monitoring expansion.
Deliverable 2
Brief description:
Expand verified allowlists to cover official domains, apps, and social handles across the full ecosystem.
How to measure completion:
At least 500 verified allowlisted items live and continuously tracked in the system.
Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 12.
Budget:
$9,000 – used for ongoing verification and validation work, data storage, and allowlist maintenance for the expanded partner set.
**Deliverable 3
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Brief description:
Launch mainnet publication of monthly brand-protection metrics and verified hashes for ecosystem-wide transparency.
**How to measure completion:
**At least six consecutive Stellar mainnet transactions successfully anchoring monthly protection reports.
Estimated date of completion:
End of Month 12.
Budget:
$6,000 – covers mainnet deployment, transaction fees, and engineering hours for reporting automation and QA.
Total Tranche 3 Budget: $28,000
Core team members:
Nikita Varabei, Co-Founder, CEO - linkedin.com/in/nikitavarabei
Nikita is the CEO and Co-Founder of ChainPatrol.com. After graduating from the University of Toronto with a specialization in AI, Nikita led the development of Fortune 500 Software Projects, built his first bootstrapped business in 3D Web and be working at Coinbase Wallet where his passion for protecting crypto users started. As the CEO of ChainPatrol, Nikita has led the creation of a real time security network that protects millions of user across leading Web3 communities that includes Consensys, Arbitrum, zkSync, and Polymarket.
Vito Giovannetti, Co-Founder, COO - linkedin.com/in/vitogiovannetti
Vito Giovannetti is a Canadian entrepreneur, innovator and educator. He is currently the COO and co-Founder of ChainPatrol, a real-time security network for Web3 communities. Vito has 20+ years of business experience, and strategic consulting for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Vito received global recognition for his 1st venture, Treasured, which designed 3D Museums that were featured in the NY Times, CBS Evening News, and the Globe and Mail. Treasured, is a leading immersive 3D website platform and design agency that introduced Vito to the bigger problem of security in crypto. He is also a community leader at the Schulich School of Business, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Umar Ahmed, Co-Founder, CTO - linkedin.com/in/umar-ahmed
Umar Ahmed is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, software engineer, and designer. He is currently the CTO and Co-Founder of ChainPatrol, a real-time security network for Web3 communities. Umar has led the development of advanced AI threat detection systems, designed novel threat analysis and reporting tools, and built a world-class team of engineers at ChainPatrol. Graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in Computer Science, Umar started his career as a Full Stack Software Engineer at Top Hat and later at Together Software (YC 2019). He has 10+ years of software development experience and had a keen eye for technical and visual design.
Dave Scalzo, Customer Success - linkedin.com/in/dscalzo
Davide Scalzo is the Director of Customer Success at ChainPatrol, where he leads customer onboarding, engagement, and retention strategies. With a strong focus on driving customer outcomes and operational excellence, Dave ensures clients realize the full value of their solutions. He specializes in dashboard monitoring, reporting prioritization, and issue identification across data and UI layers, helping streamline service activation and resolve pain points efficiently. Passionate about building strong relationships and delivering impact, Dave brings a proactive, data-driven approach to customer success leadership.
Juan Paradela, Community - linkedin.com/in/juan-paradela
Juan Paradela is the Partnerships and Growth Lead at ChainPatrol. Juan is a marketing expert specializing in the growth of startups. With over four years of experience in Web3 growth management and marketing, he excels in strategic planning, product positioning, and brand awareness. His expertise includes business development, forging partnerships, leading fundraising campaigns, and managing professional teams with a data-driven approach.
Juan Paradela
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