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January 29, 2022 @ 10:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At 9:34PM UTC on January 27, 2022, a bad actor started their exploit of Qubit Finance’s Ethereum (ETH) to Binance Smart Chain (BSC) bridge. As noted in an update from CertiK, this particular exploit “ended up netting them 77,162 qXETH ($185 million), which they then… Read More

January 17, 2022 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A CertiK security analysis has found that over 50 so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token or NFT projects may have “critical” vulnerabilities. CertiK wrote in a blog post that they “feel obligated to share these insights” with their community members. According to the blockchain… Read More

October 11, 2021 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain security solution provider CertiK has been chosen by Kava Labs to offer improved security for the Kava Ecosystem. As part of the partnership, CertiK will be getting a portion of the $185M Kava Ignition Fund in order to carry out regular security assessments of… Read More

July 15, 2021 @ 9:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK reports that it has finalized a Series B funding round, raising more than $37 million in capital. The CertiK Family of investors continues to grow with backing from Coatue Management, Shunwei Capital, and Coinbase Ventures. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “We… Read More

February 16, 2021 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The CertiK team, which audits blockchain-based smart contracts, have confirmed that the implementation of Ideaology’s crowdfunding smart-contract was successfully audited. The CertiK Professional Services Division regularly checks source code in order to identify any potential issues. The CertiK team has provided details regarding the scope… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 6:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK, a U.S.-based end-to-end cybersecurity solutions provider, notes that when it comes to progressive cryptocurrency and blockchain projects, Ethereum (ETH) has one of the most active communities that includes a diverse group of users, such as skilled developers and “crypto-religious” users to non-technical enthusiasts and… Read More

December 13, 2020 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK, a U.S.-based end-to-end cybersecurity solutions provider, has confirmed that the $BOOST governance token, which includes its functionality with “a plethora” of native smart contracts like Boost treasury, Boost token rewards, Controller, and Vault has been “successfully” audited with CertiK. The CertiK team claims that… Read More

December 10, 2020 @ 6:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK, a U.S.-based end-to-end cybersecurity solutions provider, has revealed that KardiaChain’s hybrid solution for enterprises and government agencies has been audited with CertiK. As noted by the CertiK team, KardiaChain is a public blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform developed to handle enterprise and… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CertiK, a U.S.-based end-to-end cybersecurity solutions provider, announced on Tuesday the launch of CertiKShield, which is a decentralized, membership-based plan to provide reimbursements for lost of stolen cryptocurrency assets of any blockchain network. According to CertiK, CertiKShield membership enables claimants to be reimbursed if their… Read More

October 9, 2018 @ 7:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Yesterday, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, announced that the platform would donate all listing fees to charity indicating that the change would increase the use of Blockchain for greater good. The company did not provide specifics as to how the charities would be… Read More