Audits

DeFi

DeFi Audit Firms Seeing ‘Overwhelming Demand’ Even Amid Token Price Slump

William FoxleyOct 15, 2020

Overbooked audit firms are “rejecting” DeFi projects for code checks as the young sector wallows in its first bear market.

Audits

CoinShares Adds On-Demand Audit Reports for Its Exchange-Traded Products

Jaspreet KalraSep 1, 2020

CoinShares announced Tuesday investors will be able to access audit reports, generated every 30 minutes, for the ETPs offered by its subsidiary XBT Provider.

IRS

IRS Taps TaxBit to Audit Bulk Crypto Transactions

Nikhilesh DeMay 11, 2021

TaxBit will aggregate transaction data and ensure that the right figures were reported by the taxpayer.

Opinion

From Enron to Wirecard: How Blockchain Tech Could Have Helped

Adam TraidmanJul 25, 2020

If blockchain technology is used within a regulated financial system, Wirecard-esque scandals can be a thing of the past, writes BRD CEO Adam Traidman.

Audits

Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks in Talks With Potential Wall Street Clients Following EY Accreditation

Paddy BakerDec 19, 2019

Enterprise-focused crypto transaction platform Fireblocks has passed an EY data security audit. Now it can seek clients in traditional finance.

Audits

Security

Crypto Exchange Binance Awarded ISO Security Accreditation

Daniel Palmer

The crypto exchange says it's been awarded an information security accreditation after audits found it met ISO standards.

Security

Meet FumbleChain, the Deliberately Flawed Blockchain

Christine Kim

There's a new blockchain for developers to break at will. The "capture the flag" project from Kudelski Security is meant to educate.

Ethereum

Take Two: Ethereum Is Getting Ready for the Constantinople Hard Fork Redo

Christine Kim

The world's second largest blockchain by market capitalization is gearing up for a hard fork its tried to activate before called Constantinople. This time, developers are confident it will work.

Circle

Circle’s USDC Stablecoin Fully Dollar Backed, Says Latest Auditor’s Report

Yogita Khatri

Crypto finance startup Circle’s USDC stablecoin was fully backed with fiat reserves at the close of 2018, according to auditing firm Grant Thornton.

Security

TrustToken Says It Passed 3 Security Audits With No Bugs Found

Nikhilesh De

TrustToken says its tech has passed three independent security audits, while its stablecoin is now seeing trading volume over $1 billion a month.

Audits

Crypto Cries Foul In Wake of Tether’s Dollar Token Report

Christine Kim

Tether announced its tokens are fully-backed by real cash according to a third-party review but the crypto community doesn't seem convinced.

Audits

Tether Confirms Its Relationship With Auditor Has ‘Dissolved’

Marc Hochstein

The statement, provided Saturday evening, confirms the suspicions of online sleuths and is likely to raise new questions about the company's finances.