Founded in 2018, CertiK claims that it became a trusted name in Web3 security by leveraging formal verification to safeguard smart contracts and decentralized systems. Over the years, CertiK expanded their offerings to include comprehensive security services, audits, and tools, solidifying their “reputation as a… Read More
Amid this dynamic landscape, the blockchain industry advances at the intersection of security and innovation, according to a report from SlowMist. The research report from SlowMist provides an in-depth review of key regulatory policies and anti-money laundering (AML) developments in 2024. It examines major blockchain… Read More
The Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC) announced its formation as a critical initiative to establish and enforce security standards for the blockchain industry. Founding members include Anchorage Digital, Bastion, Coinbase, Figment, Fireblocks, Kraken, Ribbit Capital, and Sentinel Global. Technical audit firms Halborn and OpenZeppelin are also… Read More
Organizations in the United Kingdom reportedly suffered a record number of ransomware attacks last year, according to analysis of a dataset published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In its data security incident trends – which “are reported to the data protection regulator – the… Read More
HTX (previously known as Huobi), the virtual assets exchange, announced a partnership with CertiK, which is focused on blockchain security. This partnership aims “to improve HTX’s existing security infrastructure with asset and data protection by integrating CertiK’s specialized expertise.” Both HTX and CertiK will continue… Read More
Ethereum security professionals and developers have introduced ERC (Ethereum Request for Comment)-7512, a standard for onchain audit report representation, in a move to bolster blockchain security. This proposal aims to “enhance transparency and trust within the blockchain ecosystem by providing a standardized method to represent… Read More
CertiK, the provider of blockchain security solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of Skynet for Community, the “first-of-its-kind” security, due diligence, and insights platform for the Web3 ecosystem. Skynet for Community “simplifies Web3 project research, analysis, and monitoring for users, investors, and community members.”… Read More
SlowMist recently revealed that they’re working cooperatively with Go+ Security in order to help secure the future of Web3. The main goal of this cooperation is “to exchange data.” SlowMist will provide Go+ Security with their malicious address data of EVM tokens (mostly on ETH… Read More
It only feels like “yesterday” when CertiK was announcing their B2 round of funding, where the firm had been valued at $1 billion. The blockchain-focused firm also mentioned that just 3 months later, here they are again, and now they are “a $2 billion company.”… Read More
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
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has reported that there are just 58 out of 128 reporting jurisdictions advising that they have implemented any of the updated FATF standards, including the “travel rule.” This reportedly aligns with what CipherTrace has found through their extensive work… Read More
The team at CertiK recently revealed that they closed an $80M, Series B2 round of financial funding. As noted by CertiK in a blog post: “What makes this so interesting is that this round not only is the single largest round of fundraising for a… Read More
Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, announced that it is expanding its partnership with NYDIG, a Bitcoin tech and financial services company, in order to carry out a purchase of BTC for the firm’s balance sheet. NYDIG played a key role in supporting Chainalysis to acquire… Read More
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
Beginning August 31, 2021, Uppsala Security‘s AML, regulatory compliance and investigation product suite will be supporting Binance Smart Chain (BSC), according to a blog post dated September 2, 2021. Uppsala Security, a provider of security tools and services for crypto AML/CTF, transaction risk management, regulatory… Read More
SlowMist, which focuses on blockchain ecosystem security and has reportedly served Huobi, OKEx, Binance, imToken (nearly “a thousand commercial customers in total”), reveals that DAO Maker‘s vesting system was recently hacked. SlowMist confirmed in an incident report that DeRace Token (DERC), Coinspaid (CPD), Capsule Coin… Read More
On August 18, 2021, hackers managed to steal more than $90 million in over 69 different cryptocurrencies and digital tokens from Japan-based exchange Liquid Global. Liquid’s teams had “yet to release a postmortem detailing the attack vector used by the hacker,” the CipherTrace team noted… Read More
Carole House, Director of Cybersecurity with the White House National Security Council, recently discussed online security issues at the FinCrime Virtual Week. Blockchain security firm CipherTrace notes in a recent update that headlines such as the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware attack indicate that cybercrime is “on… Read More
SecuX Technology Inc. is pleased to confirm the launch of new features – which include the support of WalletConnect, Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Cardano (ADA), to be released on July 29, 2021, as well as the new user interface of the firm’s SecuXess web… Read More
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
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