Tagged: security

February 26, 2023 @ 9:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HashKey DX Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, CEO: Andy Dan) has signed an exclusive domestic distribution agreement with CertiK (Headquartered in New York, USA,Co-Founder: Prof. Ronghui Gu and Prof. Zhong Shao) in order “to bring blockchain-specific security solutions to the Japanese market.” Blockchain technology… Read More

February 23, 2023 @ 12:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Ruben Merre, Co-founder and CEO at NGRAVE. a digital asset security provider focused on making the safest, most reliable products in the blockchain industry. Ruben Merre talked about how centralized crypto exchanges and online digital currency wallets may not be the… Read More

February 22, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Crypto Incident Response Center (CIRC) of Uppsala Security, a South Korean blockchain virtual asset regulatory technology (RegTech) specialist, has recently released its 2022 CIRC Statistical Report. The report is “based on submissions received directly from victims of virtual asset crimes in South Korea, offering… Read More

February 21, 2023 @ 6:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, announced the launch of OneSpan Notary, which is described as “a next-generation, all-in-one, cloud-connected solution that enables organizations to transform the way notaries and customers complete agreements and notarize documents in a secure and trusted environment.” Unlike… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 6:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ironblocks, the “first-ever” blockchain-native cybersecurity platform, announced today that it has raised $7 million in seed funding. This investment round is “co-led by Collider Ventures and Disruptive AI, with additional participants including ParaFi; Quantstamp; Samsung Next; Balaji Srinivasan, ex-CTO of Coinbase and former general partner… Read More

February 15, 2023 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VRRB Labs, a decentralized protocol that combines speed, scalability, and decentralization without sacrificing security, announced that it has raised $1.4 million in pre-seed funding to support its development of “an innovative blockchain that will make it easy and financially sustainable for developers to build user-friendly… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vaultavo Inc. has developed a patent-pending crypto custody solution “to address the security requirements of the institutional market and its clients.” The Vaultavo Custody Solution “combines the world’s first biometric digital asset custody smart card with state-of-the-art proprietary vaults and secure SaaS digital platform and… Read More

February 4, 2023 @ 10:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the “comprehensively” regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it is launching “an engineering research & development center of security and cryptography excellence in Israel.” Paxos plans “to expand its Israel engineering center with senior, staff and principal engineers with specialized skills in enterprise-grade… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 12:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Groceries, transportation, relationships, entertainment, and more are all now “available at the swipe of a smartphone,” the team at Inscribe notes in a blog post. Buyers have come “to not only enjoy — but expect — frictionless interactions that provide instant gratification.” Fast response times… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan Inc. (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, announced that it has agreed to acquire ProvenDB, an Australia-based startup that delivers secure storage and vaulting for documents based on blockchain technology, “to provide an industry-leading trust model for high assurance contracts and documents.” ProvenDB… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Binance.US, they claim to focus “fiercely” on protecting the integrity and confidentiality of their customers’ information. To this end, Binance.US are pleased to share that their platform’s security measures and countermeasures that protect their customers were recognized as “best-in-class” by the International Standards Organization… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluefin, which claims to be a leader in integrated payments and data and payment security, today announced it has teamed up with Visa for network tokenization. Through this collaboration, Bluefin will “integrate directly with Visa to provide network tokens across card brands.” Bluefin will “provide… Read More

January 25, 2023 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Criminals have always found efficient ways “to launder the proceeds of their crimes and avoid increasingly stringent anti-money laundering regulations,” according to an update from CertiK. One such technique, uncovered by CertiK, poses “a direct threat to Web3 projects.” Criminal organizations are using this scheme… Read More

January 23, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On 20 January 2023, Huobi announced that it is currently cooperating with Fireblocks on institutional crypto custody and payments, and Off-Exchange services “to better serve clients who want greater security, control and capital efficiency on their assets.” Fireblocks is the digital asset infrastructure “for thousands… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Doge Sound Club, which claims to be the first South Korean NFT project, and Uppsala Security, a company specializing in blockchain and virtual asset regulation technology (Reg-tech), announced the signing of a partnership on the 10th of January “with the goal of improving Web3 security.”… Read More

January 15, 2023 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cowbell, the provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has released a new whitepaper, “Modeling Catastrophic Cyber Events”, which lays out a path to model catastrophic cyber events in the SME market. Cowbell’s goal is “to help SMEs prevent and recover from… Read More

January 12, 2023 @ 1:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CLOWD9, which claims to be the world’s first cloud native and decentralized payments processing platform has partnered with Netcetera, a global software company for secure and convenient digital payment solutions, as its payment security provider. CLOWD9 will “use its 3-D secure issuer service for transaction… Read More

January 11, 2023 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new report from SlowMist takes a close look at the major events in the blockchain industry that took place in 2022. The report from SlowMist provides an overview of the security status of each area within the industry and delves into “common attack techniques.”… Read More

January 4, 2023 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

2022 has been a year “like no other—marked by market volatility for both crypto and traditional markets,” according to an update from Anchorage Digital. Anchorage Digital claims that it was “built for exactly this moment.” And within this volatility, they have “continued to grow and… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 11:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In 2022, Binance claims it ramped up its regulatory compliance and user protection initiatives. By working collaboratively with regulators worldwide, Binance reveals it has “secured registrations and licenses in 14 jurisdictions as of the end of 2022.” To further reinforce their commitment to fight against… Read More