Gala Completes Multi-Engagement Security Audit With Hashlock

Gala DeFi Stack Earns "Secure" Rating Following Hashlock Audits 

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Gala has completed a series of security engagements with Hashlock, a leading Web3 security firm, covering its DeFi stack built on GalaChain. Each assessment received a "Secure" security rating, with work completed between June 2025 and November 2025.

The audits span smart contract reviews, backend and frontend penetration testing, wallet security, and launchpad infrastructure — providing independent verification across both on-chain and off-chain surfaces of Gala's DeFi suite.

What Is Gala DeFi?

Gala is building a decentralized entertainment ecosystem across gaming, music, film, and blockchain technology. In 2025, DeFi became a core pillar of Gala’s broader ecosystem, with a live on-chain stack on GalaChain that connects from wallet to DEX to token launchpad into user-friendly tooling.

The primary user-facing products within Gala's DeFi suite are:

• Gala Wallet — a non-custodial wallet for interacting with GalaChain

• GalaSwap — Gala's decentralized exchange for swapping GalaChain-native tokens

• GalaPump — a token launchpad allowing communities and creators to launch tokens that can "graduate" into deeper liquidity on GalaSwap

• Gala Connect — connectivity tooling bridging users into the broader Gala ecosystem

According to Gala's own 2025 recap data, Gala Wallet reached 7,500+ monthly active users, GalaSwap processed over $40 million in trading volume across 250,000+ swaps, and approximately 200 unique liquidity pools were created. Within a month of going live, GalaPump had already seen 650+ unique tokens created, enabling projects to launch and then “graduate” to GalaSwap for wider trading. 

What Hashlock Reviewed

Hashlock's audit listing for Gala includes multiple completed engagements:

• Backend & Frontend Penetration Test (June 2025) — covering web apps, APIs, and core DEX-related components including backend, frontend, and chaincode

• Smart Contract Audit (June 2025, Rust) — reviewing GalaChain smart contract code

• Wallet Penetration Test (July 2025) — a dedicated review of the Gala Wallet extension codebase

• SDK Smart Contract Audit (November 2025) — covering additional smart contract surfaces

• Launchpad Penetration Test (November 2025) — targeting the GalaPump launchpad infrastructure

All reports are publicly available through Hashlock's audit listing at hashlock.com/audits/gala.

Hashlock's methodology combines manual, line-by-line code review with targeted automated analysis, property-based testing, and threat modeling. Audits include clear severity ratings, proof of impact for identified issues, remediation guidance, and verification of fixes.

What the "Secure" Rating Means

Each of Gala's completed engagements received a "Secure" rating — Hashlock's designation for codebases that have been assessed as deployment-ready within the scope reviewed, with identified vulnerabilities subsequently resolved and acknowledged. "Secure" represents a strong baseline outcome: the reviewed codebase passed adversarial testing at the point of assessment.

Why Security Audits Matter for DEXs and Launchpads

DEX and launchpad infrastructure operate on the front line of user risk. These systems handle token swaps, liquidity flows, wallet interactions, and token launches — all of which become high-impact targets if security gaps exist.

Independent penetration testing and smart contract audits validate that security controls, access boundaries, and system behavior hold up under adversarial conditions before adoption and volume scale further. For users engaging with any DeFi protocol, a completed multi-engagement audit program covering both on-chain smart contracts and off-chain surfaces (APIs, frontends, wallets) is a meaningful signal that the infrastructure is being treated as critical.

For builders and ecosystem participants on GalaChain, the completion of this program provides independent verification across the stack they are building on or integrating with.

Conclusion

Gala's completed security program with Hashlock represents a multi-layered approach to DeFi infrastructure security — spanning smart contracts in Rust, wallet infrastructure, DEX components, and launchpad systems. With measurable on-chain activity already established across GalaSwap and GalaPump, and all audits carrying a "Secure" rating, Gala has taken a meaningful step toward treating its DeFi stack as production-grade infrastructure.

All audit reports are publicly available at hashlock.com/audits/gala.

This article is only for informational purposes and should not be taken as financial advice. Always do your own research before engaging with any DeFi protocol or crypto project.

About Hashlock

Hashlock is a leading Web3 security firm specializing in smart contract auditing and blockchain cybersecurity. Hashlock has conducted 200+ audits and helped secure over $1.3 billion in on-chain value across DeFi, gaming, infrastructure, and enterprise blockchain systems. hashlock.com | @Hashlock_

About Gala

Gala is building DeFi on GalaChain as a core pillar of its broader ecosystem, anchored by a live stack that includes Gala Wallet, GalaSwap (DEX), and GalaPump (launchpad) — designed to support on-chain trading, token launches, and user-friendly DeFi tooling. gala.co