Smart Contract Audit – August 2025

Scope of the Audit

The audit covered Pulse.sol, the BEP-20 smart contract powering the Pulse (XPL) token. Key features included:

• Reflection mechanism for automatic holder rewards.

• Liquidity provisioning via PancakeSwap.

• Configurable tax and liquidity fees.

• Owner-controlled burn functionality.

• Protection against reentrancy and other common vulnerabilities.

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Results

• Audit Score: 91 / 100 – PASS

• Critical Issues: 0

• High Issues: 0

• Medium Issues: 4 (Acknowledged)

• Low Issues: 1 (Acknowledged)

• Informational Notes: 5

This score reflects strong overall contract integrity, with no critical or high-risk vulnerabilities identified .

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Key Findings

• No Slippage Protection in Swaps (Medium, Acknowledged): Potential exposure during high market volatility.

• Unbounded Loops (Medium, Acknowledged): Could theoretically cause out-of-gas errors.

• Liquidity Threshold Too High (Medium, Acknowledged): Could lead to idle tokens in contract.

• Burn Mechanism Behavior (Medium, Acknowledged): Burns do not directly boost holder balances.

• Fee Setter Flexibility (Low, Acknowledged): Recommended to add bounds when setting fees.

• Gas Optimization Suggestions (Informational): Include use of custom errors, external functions, caching storage reads, and naming conventions.

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Zokyo’s Recommendations

• Implement slippage tolerance and transaction deadlines.

• Refactor reward inclusion to avoid unbounded loops.

• Adjust liquidity thresholds to realistic levels.

• Consider improvements to burn mechanics.

• Apply gas efficiency practices for long-term optimization.

• Introduce a bug bounty program to encourage continuous testing .

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Conclusion

The audit validates that Pulse World’s smart contracts are secure, reliable, and aligned with industry best practices, with only medium-level optimizations suggested.

This result reflects Pulse World’s commitment to safeguarding community assets and building a robust ecosystem that integrates DeFi, GameFi, SocialFi, Web3, and NFTs into one metaverse.

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