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Meet the Authors: Ed Zulkoski

Ed holds a Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. His research there was primarily in SAT/SMT solvers and formal verification technologies, with a focus on understanding what makes SAT formulas hard or easy for solvers. Before joining Quantstamp, he worked at Microsoft Research.

May 29, 2019
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What is a Smart Contract Audit?

Blockchain technology is promising to revolutionize entire industries, but hacks and exploits of popular blockchain applications threaten to undermine it before it even takes off. Isn’t blockchain supposed to be secure? It’s not that simple.

May 23, 2019
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Meet the Authors: Kacper Bąk

Kacper holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo for his work on modeling and analysis of software product lines. Before coming to Quantstamp, he worked at MathWorks (maker of MATLAB), Opera, and Samsung.

May 23, 2019
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Quantstamp Audits Lockdrop for Polkadot’s First Smart Contract Platform: Edgeware

Quantstamp recently audited Edgeware's lockdrop contract. Edgware is the first smart contract platform which plans to integrate with Polkadot, a blockchain interoperability platform. Built as a parachain of Polkadot, Edgeware is a WebAssembly (Wasm) runtime, high-performance, self-upgrading smart contract platform with on-chain governance. As an infrastructure project, Edgeware aims to address many of the shortcomings facing blockchain technology, including governance hurdles, developer accessibility, and token distribution challenges.

May 21, 2019
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Meet the Authors: Jan Gorzny

Jan is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Waterloo. His research interests include complexity theory, software verification and formal methods, discrete mathematics, and blockchain technologies. At Quantstamp, his role is to keep up with emerging technologies, assist in protocol design, and develop ideas with the engineering team.

May 15, 2019
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Meet the Authors: Olga Mack

Olga V. Mack is a strategist, nationally-recognized author, public speaker, and women’s advocate. As VP of Strategy at Quantstamp, her role is focused on moving the company towards its mission to achieve broader adoption of blockchain technology through smart contract security.

May 8, 2019
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Quantstamp Audits Nuo Network

Quantstamp recently audited Nuo Network, a debt marketplace that connects lenders and borrowers from around the world using smart contracts.

April 17, 2019
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Presenting Quantstamp’s ETHDenver Beacon Chain Simulator

This year, members of the Quantstamp team and some of our friends participated in the ETHDenver Hackathon. Our CEO Richard Ma, Poming Lee (myself), Nathan Frenette and Derek Alia entered the hackathon as “Beacon Thugs and Harmony” and hacked away at an implementation of the ETH 2.0 Beacon Chain.

April 10, 2019
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Quantstamp Wins First Place at Smart Dubai Global Blockchain Challenge

Quantstamp, a Y Combinator-backed blockchain security company, won first place at the Smart Dubai Global Blockchain Challenge 2019.

April 9, 2019
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Dapper Labs Catapults Blockchain Into the Mainstream

Dapper Labs Catapults Blockchain Into the Mainstream

Dapper labs successfully developed NFT platforms for sports leagues like the NBA and now aims to bring DAOs to the mainstream as well.

Quantstamp Announcements
November 26, 2021
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The Mainstream Companies Exploring Crypto

The Mainstream Companies Exploring Crypto

Learn how major companies are getting involved in the blockchain space.

Quantstamp Labs
November 10, 2021
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Meet the L2s in the Race to Scale Ethereum

Meet the L2s in the Race to Scale Ethereum

Scaling is crucial for Ethereum to reach its full potential. With $5B TVL in the Layer 2 landscape, meet some of the scaling solutions leading the way.

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November 8, 2021
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Quantstamp to Secure Solana’s Core Infrastructure

Quantstamp to Secure Solana’s Core Infrastructure

Quantstamp will be securing Solana's core infrastructure. Learn more about this scalable Layer 1 blockchain and how its key innovation, Proof of History (PoH), aims to boost transaction speed.

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September 27, 2021
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The Indexes Unlocking More Efficient DeFi Exposure

The Indexes Unlocking More Efficient DeFi Exposure

Indexes are an essential component of any advanced market, allowing exposure to an entire sector by investing in a single asset. In DeFi, they are not only efficient but affordable and permissionless as well.

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September 7, 2021
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DeFi’s Composability: More Possibility, More Risk

DeFi’s Composability: More Possibility, More Risk

DeFi is only possible thanks to smart contract technology. However, their very nature means that smart contracts are irreversible and immutable after deployment.

Quantstamp Labs
July 15, 2021