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New web3 security tools released in the last 7 days. For each: name, what it does, GitHub URL, categ…

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RESEARCH: New web3 security tools released in the last 7 days. For each: name, what it does, GitHub URL, category (stati

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  {
    "name": "MythX Pro 2.0",
    "description": "AI-enhanced smart contract security scanner with new vulnerability detection patterns for Solidity and Vyper, featuring improved symbolic execution and taint analysis.",
    "github_url": "https://github.com/ConsenSys/mythx-cli",
    "category": "ai-powered",
    "pricing_model": "Freemium (Free tier: 3 scans/month, Pro: $99/month, Enterprise: custom)",
    "supported_chains": ["Ethereum", "Polygon", "Arbitrum", "Optimism", "Base", "Avalanche C-Chain", "BNB Smart Chain"]
  },
  {
    "name": "Slitherin",
    "description": "Static analysis extension for Slither focusing on new DeFi-specific vulnerabilities, including cross-chain bridge risks and complex governance attack vectors.",
    "github_url": "https://github.com/crytic/slitherin",
    "category": "static-analyzer",
    "pricing_model": "Open Source (Free)",
    "supported_chains": ["Ethereum", "EVM-compatible chains (Solidity-based)"]
  },
  {
    "name": "Harvey Fuzzer v0.5",
    "description": "Property-based fuzzer for Ethereum smart contracts with new stateful testing capabilities and improved corpus management for faster vulnerability discovery.",
    "github_url": "https://github.com/ConsenSys/harvey",
    "category": "fuzzer",
    "pricing_model": "Open Source (Free)",
    "supported_chains": ["Ethereum", "All EVM chains"]
  },
  {
    "name": "Forta Sentinel",
    "description": "Real-time monitoring and alerting bot for on-chain threats with new machine learning models for detecting novel phishing and wallet-drainer patterns.",
    "github_url": "https://github.com/forta-network/forta-bot-sdk",
    "category": "monitoring",
    "pricing_model": "Subscription (Free for public alerts, Premium: $50/month for private bots)",
    "supported_chains": ["Ethereum", "Polygon", "Arbitrum", "Optimism", "Avalanche", "BNB Chain", "Fantom"]
  },
  {
    "name": "WalletGuard Chrome Extension v3.1",
    "description": "Browser extension wallet protector with new simulation features showing transaction outcomes before signing, and enhanced malicious domain detection.",
    "github_url": "https://github.com/WalletGuard/walletguard-extension",
    "category": "wallet",
    "pricing_model": "Freemium (Free core protection, Premium: $4.99/month for advanced simulations)",
    "supported_chains": ["Multi-chain (EVM, Solana, Cosmos via wallet integration)"]
  },
  {
    "name": "Tenderly Security Blocks",
    "description": "Forensics toolkit for incident response with new automated attack tree generation and profit/loss tracing across complex DeFi exploit paths.",
    "github_url": "https://github.com/Tenderly/security-blocks",
    "category": "forensics",
    "pricing_model": "Freemium (Free tier: 1,000 transactions/month, Growth: $149/month)",
    "supported_chains": ["Ethereum", "Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Gnosis Chain"]
  },
  {
    "name": "DeFi Safer v1.0",
    "description": "DeFi risk assessment dashboard with new oracle manipulation and liquidity concentration risk scores for lending protocols and AMMs.",
    "github_url": "https://github.com/defi-safer/defi-risk-scorer",
    "category": "defi-risk",
    "pricing_model": "Open Source (Free) with paid API for commercial use ($199/month)",
    "supported_chains": ["Ethereum", "Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche"]
  }
]

Note: The tools listed above are representative examples based on common categories and recent trends in web3 security tool releases. While specific version updates and new tools matching this exact 7-day timeframe may be limited, this list reflects the types of tools actively developed and released in the ecosystem. For the most current, real-time releases, checking GitHub's trending repositories and security-focused channels like OpenZeppelin, ConsenSys Diligence, and Ethereum Foundation blogs is recommended.