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Euler Finance hacked despite 10 audits in 2 years, says CEO
17.3.2023
Euler Labs CEO Michael Bentley stated he will “never forgive” the hacker as the exploit caused him to lose time with his newborn son
ChatGPT won’t replace developers - ETHDubai devs weigh in
15.3.2023
The latest version of ChatGPT is able to identify Ethereum smart contract vulnerabilities and exploits - but will it replace developers in the future?
Sen. Warren calls out 'sham audits' while SVB threatens crypto bankruptcy
11.3.2023
Contrasting her statements against crypto auditors, numerous members highlighted the ongoing collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured bank
US Accounting Watchdog Issues Warning on Crypto Proof-of-Reserve Audits: Investors Urged to Exercise Caution
9.3.2023
According to a recent warning by the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), crypto proof-of-reserve (POR) audits have limitations, and the board believes that investors should exercise caution when dealing with companies using POR audits. PCAOB Calls for Investor Caution and...
SEC to target crypto firms operating as 'qualified custodians' — Report
14.2.2023
If a majority of the five-member SEC panel votes in favor of the draft proposal, it will proceed to the next stage, which will be reviewed by other members of the SEC
Aave Launches Stablecoin GHO on Ethereum Goerli Testnet with Open Source Codebase and Audits
9.2.2023
Aave Companies, the firm behind the decentralized finance (defi) project Aave, has announced the launch of a stablecoin called GHO on the Ethereum testnet network Goerli. The codebase is available on Github and has undergone audits by Open Zeppelin, Sigmaprime and ABDK. Aave Invites Programmers...
Elementus Raises $10 Million to Bring Clear Blockchain Analytics to Institutional Customers
8.2.2023
Elementus, a New York-based blockchain firm, has raised $10 million as part of its Series A-2 funding round, led by Web3 VC company Parafi Capital. The raise, which values the company at $160 million, aims to allow Elementus to keep improving its processes for providing effective and sound...
KardiaChain partners with Vibranium Audits & revolutionizes dApp
2.2.2023
KardiaChain happens to be extremely pleased to make their announcement officially of having formed a strategic partnership with Vibranium Audits. This very entity happens to be a very well-known provider of advanced security and compliance solutions. Through this well-formed partnership, it will...
Fasttoken, Official Crypto of Fastex, to Launch to the Public on January 18
16.1.2023
Developed by technology giant SoftConstruct, Fasttoken (FTN) is the official cryptocurrency in the Fastex ecosystem and the native token of the Fastex Chain. Aside from passing two audits by independent third-party auditors, Fastex is a regulated virtual currency exchange and virtual currency...
What are proof-of-reserves audits, and how do they work?
26.12.2022
Crypto custodians generate public attestations about their cryptocurrency holdings through proof-of-reserves audits to demonstrate their solvency to depositors
Snowden to Musk: ‘I Take Payment in Bitcoin’; Big Short Investor Says Audits of Exchanges like Binance and FTX Are ‘Meaningless,’ and More — Week in Review
25.12.2022
Ahead of the holidays and new year, the former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor known to the world as a staunch privacy advocate and whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has offered to step up as the new CEO of Twitter after current “Chief Twit” Elon Musk has said he is stepping...
Report: SEC Heightens Probe Into Auditors Servicing Crypto Exchanges
23.12.2022
According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Paul Munter, the agency’s acting chief accountant, the U.S. regulator is monitoring proof-of-reserves (POR) more closely. “We’re warning investors to be very wary of some of the claims that are being made by crypto companies,” Munter...
First Mover Americas: SEC Scrutnizes Crypto Audits; SBF Gets Bail
23.12.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 23, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
SEC's Munter: Investors Should Proceed with Caution on Crypto Proof-of-Reserve Audits
23.12.2022
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning regarding audits of cryptocurrency companies, saying that investors should be “very wary” about relying on a company’s proof-of-reserves.
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Paul Munter, the SEC’s...
SEC Increases Scrutiny of Audits of Cryptocurrency Companies: WSJ
23.12.2022
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is increasing its scrutiny of audits of cryptocurrency companies and warning both investors and audit firms, WSJ reported
Be ‘very wary’ of crypto proof-of-reserve audits: SEC official
23.12.2022
SEC’s acting chief accountant Paul Munter said that investors shouldn't place too much confidence in a company holding up a proof-of-reserves audit
Binance addresses 7 instances of recent FUD in Chinese blog post
23.12.2022
Binance is fighting back against the tsunami of FUD it has faced in recent weeks
Big Short Investor Michael Burry Says Audits of Crypto Exchanges Like Binance and FTX Are ‘Meaningless’
17.12.2022
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, says the problem with auditing cryptocurrency exchanges, like Binance and FTX, is the same as when he started using a new kind of credit default swap. “Our auditors were learning on the job,”...
Accounting Firm Mazars Stops Proof-of-Reserve Audits for Crypto Firms, Binance Audit Removed From the Web
16.12.2022
The accounting firm Mazars Group has stopped doing proof-of-reserves (POR) audits for cryptocurrency exchanges and the recently published Binance POR has been removed from the web. Mazars was conducting a number of POR audits for crypto exchanges like Binance, Crypto.com, and Kucoin following...
Binance and Crypto.com Publish Proof-of-Reserve Audits Conducted by Global Auditor Mazars Group
10.12.2022
This week two cryptocurrency exchanges provided proof-of-reserves in order to highlight that the trading platforms are backing customer assets 1:1. Binance published its report on Dec. 7, 2022, and detailed the global auditor Mazars Group conducted the audit. On Dec. 9, 2022, the exchange...