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xSigma Passes Security Audit and Prepares to Launch Stablecoin DEX With LP Rewards
24.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. February 24, 2021 – xSigma, a decentralized exchange for stablecoin swaps, has announced details of its launch program. The DEX, which supports liquid swaps between stablecoin pairs, will go live on February 24, having passed a third-party security audit. Blockchain security...
As faith in audits falter, the DeFi community ponders security alternatives
18.2.2021
Can new code review models solve DeFi's audit problem?
South African Taxpayers Who Fail to Disclose Income From Cryptocurrency Trading Face Possible Jail Time
4.2.2021
According to a report, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has sent out audit requests to taxpayers asking them to disclose their cryptocurrency trades and purchases. Taxpayers that fail to correctly disclose their income from bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies may be “liable to a fine...
South Korean Tax Agency Carries out Irregular Audit on Crypto Exchange Operator
26.1.2021
The team of investigators requested past data and transaction details from Korea Digital Exchange
Bitfinex Executives Deny Allegations of Issuing USDT to Pump BTC – “Tether Backed by Cash Assets and a Loan”
13.1.2021
Bitfinex general counsel Stuart Hoegner has dismissed the notion that only 74% of the tether stablecoin in circulation is fully backed. Hoegner insists the stablecoin is fully backed by assets that include cash, cash equivalents as well as bitcoin. However, both Hoegner and the company’s...
SV-Based Taraxa Revolutionizes Legacy Data Auditing With Mathematically Provable Audit Trails
13.1.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Santa-Clara, CA – Taraxa’s newly released testnet was just put to use for a process auditing platform that minimizes operational friction in multi-party business processes. The Silicon Valley-based blockchain startup is building auditing solutions that infuse...
[aktualita] Česká televize vypsala veřejnou zakázku na hloubkový audit nákladů
28.12.2020
Česká televize vyhlásila veřejnou zakázku na hloubkovou analýzu nákladů. Zájemci se mohou hlásit do 29. ledna 2021. Zakázka má čtyři části – analýzu personálních kapacit, analýzu využívání interních a externích výrobních kapacit, analýzu rozhodování o nákupu majetku či služeb a analýzu systému...
UK Crypto Exchange Exmo Hacked, Estimates Presume Platform Lost $10.5 Million
22.12.2020
U.K.-based cryptocurrency exchange Exmo detailed on December 21, 2020, the firm had “detected suspicious withdrawal activity” and halted withdrawals. Exmo said a security audit report revealed “large withdrawals” of bitcoin and five other cryptocurrencies. Analysts estimate...
KPMG Expands Crypto Management Suite to Boost Institutional Adoption
29.10.2020
KPMG’s cryptocurrency management suite has expanded with the company’s integration of Coin Metrics’ products. KPMG’s new tools are “designed to enable the increasing institutional adoption of cryptoassets.” KPMG Enhances Its Crypto Management Suite KPMG...
Quantstamp will audit the entire blockchain of a new DeFi project on Polkadot
23.10.2020
Quantstamp's audit is crucial to ensure a smoothly operating blockchain
Cashfusion Use Increased by 328%, $200M in BCH Fused and Close to 20,000 Fusions
18.10.2020
Cashfusion, the privacy-enhancing solution for the Bitcoin Cash network is nearing its one-year anniversary and during the last four months, fusions have increased by 328.93%. The protocol recently completed a security audit and fusions are nearing 20k with close to $200 million worth of bitcoin...
Ledger’s recent security audit was unconnected to their data breach in June
16.10.2020
It seems the review was already in process before the attack ever occured
DeFi Audit Firms Seeing ‘Overwhelming Demand’ Even Amid Token Price Slump
15.10.2020
Overbooked audit firms are “rejecting” DeFi projects for code checks as the young sector wallows in its first bear market
Ledger wallet company passes official security audit
9.10.2020
The process was meant to ensure that customer information is handled properly by the company
QRL’s Ethereum Powered Web Wallet Under Audit Scan
6.10.2020
The cryptocurrency security systems have been receiving constant threats from the emerging quantum computers, which, according to some analysts, have the potential to “completely shatter” the internet securities of cryptocurrencies. To combat this threat, the Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL), which...
[článek] Hloubkový audit České televize potrvá nejméně šest měsíců
28.9.2020
[5 minut čtení] Veřejnoprávní televize se chystá na důkladnou prověrku nákladů, kterou požadovali noví členové Rady České televize. Nejméně půl roku budou auditoři přizvaní do České televize zkoumat, jak Kavčí hory hospodaří. Než ale do veřejnoprávní televize externí odborníci dorazí, ještě...
Tether’s Stablecoin Dominance Drops Below 80% as Audit Controversy Lingers On
27.9.2020
The total volume of stablecoins in circulation is closing in on the $20 billion mark, while the market-leading coin, USDT’s share of the total circulating supply continues to shrink, data from Coinmetrics shows. According to the data, USDT now accounts for an estimated at 80% of total supply...
Targeted by IRS? What Cryptocurrency Owners Should Know
9.9.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has started sending out new letters to cryptocurrency owners suspected of owing crypto-related taxes. A tax expert has shared with news.Bitcoin.com what crypto owners should know, including how to handle tax letters from the IRS and avoid an audit. How...
Safety Second: Top DeFi Projects By Highest Audit Scores
4.9.2020
The anonymous DefiSafety team looked into popular decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and their codes, scoring each platform, and finding that six have overall scores above 80%, with Synthetix Exchange leading the list. SushiSwap, on the other hand, got a score of less than 20%.
As said,...
Multiplier DeFi (Beta Release) Targets Tokenized Bonds
2.9.2020
1st September 2020, Hong Kong – Multiplier DeFi protocol has successfully completed a full audit by leading blockchain-based form verifier, and cyber security expert Certik. Following approval for its advanced blockchain protocol, Multiplier will commence its DeFi beta release on...