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How to Read a Crypto Wallet Security Audit

By the BMIC Research Desk · Updated 2026-08-29 · Part of the BMIC Wallet Guide series
Quick answer: An audit report's severity ratings are not a pass/fail grade: Critical means funds are directly at risk, High is a serious but more conditional risk, Medium and Low cover hardening items -- and the number that matters most is how many were actually resolved.

“Audited” gets used as a one-word stamp of approval across crypto marketing, which is exactly why it is worth knowing what an actual audit report says, and how to read it, rather than trusting the word alone.

A security audit is an independent reviewer examining a project's code -- smart contracts, key handling, access control -- looking for ways it could fail or be exploited, and publishing every issue found, rated by severity.

The severity scale is standard across the industry: Critical findings mean user funds or core functionality are directly exploitable. High findings are serious issues that usually need a specific condition to trigger. Medium and Low findings are hardening recommendations and best-practice gaps -- real, but not urgent on their own.

BMIC's own audit, conducted by Virtual Caim Private Limited and approved 17 November 2025, found eight issues in total: three High, three Medium, two Low, zero Critical. The report marks all eight as resolved and re-verified by the same reviewer, ahead of mainnet.

Reading a report like this well means checking three things: who did the review (a named, real firm, not an anonymous claim), what was found (the actual severity breakdown), and what happened next (were findings fixed and re-checked, or just listed). An audit is a record of what one qualified reviewer specifically checked at a point in time -- not a permanent assurance that nothing can ever be found later.

FAQ

What does '0 Critical' actually mean?

It means the reviewer found no issue that would let an attacker directly access or drain funds. It does not mean zero findings overall -- BMIC's report still lists 8 lower-severity items, all resolved.

Who audited BMIC?

Virtual Caim Private Limited, with the review approved on 17 November 2025. The full report is published at bmic.ai.

Does an audit promise there will never be a future exploit?

No audit anywhere can honestly claim that -- it reflects what was checked and found by one reviewer at one point in time, not a permanent certification.

What should I check before trusting any project's 'audited' claim?

Ask for the named auditing firm, the actual severity breakdown, and whether findings were marked resolved and re-verified -- not just the word 'audited' on its own.

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