Auditing – DIGIT INFO

Rogue Validator Exploits MEV Bots on Ethereum, Resulting in $25.3M in Crypto Losses

DIGIT — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:00:14 +0000

On April 3, 2023, at Ethereum block height 16,964,664, a group of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots were exploited for $25.3 million. An analysis of the exploit revealed that a renegade validator switched the MEV bots’ transactions and seized various crypto tokens, such as 7,460 wrapped ether and 64 wrapped bitcoin. While the Mechanisms Behind […]

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Argentina Organizes National Blockchain Committee to Implement State Level Strategy

DIGIT — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 05:30:41 +0000

The government of Argentina has designated a national blockchain committee in order to establish the directives for a state-level blockchain adoption strategy. In a document, Argentina remarks on the importance of this tech for the future and presents several use cases that would benefit from the introduction of blockchain for the digital transformation of the […]

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Mazars says users’ BTC reserves on Binance are fully collateralized

DIGIT — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:49:41 +0000

The scope of the AUP was limited to users’ BTC holdings on Binance.

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Big Four Company KPMG to Examine New Business Models in the Metaverse

DIGIT — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 23:30:55 +0000

KPMG, one of the “big four” companies in the consulting and auditing business, is appointing a new head of metaverse futures. The new position, to be occupied by Alyse Sue, will be dedicated to the implementation of technologies such as metaverse and crypto to find fresh business models for the company, as other big four […]

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Consensys to Tokenize Smart Contract and Blockchain Audits via TURN Token Launch

DIGIT — Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:30:09 +0000

The Ethereum-centric and decentralized protocols software firm Consensys has announced the launch of TURN token, or “Time-Unit Representative NFTs.” Consensys details that TURN tokens will create a new market for tokenized security auditing via Consensys Diligence, the firm’s smart contract audit service. Consensys Diligence to Launch TURN Tokens in Mid-August From August 15th to the […]

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Chainalysis Reaches $8.6 Billion Valuation In $170 Million Series F Funding Round

DIGIT — Sat, 14 May 2022 05:30:59 +0000

Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency security and blockchain auditing firm, has announced it has completed a new funding round for its operations. The company raised $170 million in its Series F funding round, which was led by GIC — the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation — and also had the participation of earlier investors. With this capital […]

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Lack of transparency among project auditors a big problem: Hacken CEO

DIGIT — Mon, 02 May 2022 02:45:08 +0000

Dyma Budorin thinks the crypto industry would be much safer if smart contract auditors took responsibility for the code they audited.

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Web3 Security Firm Certik Raises $88 Million in Series B3 Financing Round Led by Tiger Global and Others

DIGIT — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:30:39 +0000

Certik, a Web3 and blockchain auditing and security firm, has raised $88 million in its recent B3 funding round. The round, which was led by Tiger Global and included Goldman Sachs as an investor in the firm, gives the company a valuation of $2 billion. This doubles the valuation that Certik reached via its last […]

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How HashEx is developing new auditing methods to outsmart hackers, as told by founder Dmitry Mishunin

DIGIT — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:45:55 +0000

Hackers often manually try to find exploits in underlying smart contracts, and mass AI simulation of attacks in contract auditing may just be enough to outsmart such tactics.

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Crypto Tax and Accounting Software Libra Raises $15M in Series B Funding

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 17:06:01 +0000

Traditional venture capital investors seem to think that the field of crypto reporting apps is appealing. Cryptocurrency tax and accounting software development startup Libra has raised an extra $15 million in its Series B funding round. Also Read: Opera Browser Opens Its Built-in Cryptocurrency Wallet to Desktop Users $24.8 Million in Funding for Crypto Tax […]

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