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Fundamentals of Smart Contract Security Released

Fundamentals of Smart Contract Security, the world’s first book dedicated to the subject of the security of blockchain applications, has been released. The book is written by smart contract security experts at Quantstamp.

June 13, 2019
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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 BÄ…k

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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Why the Robinhood Saga Bodes Well for DeFi Growth

Why the Robinhood Saga Bodes Well for DeFi Growth

Diamond hands, short squeezes, bailouts—these terms became mainstream last month as the story of a grassroots Reddit community disrupting a powerful hedge fund went viral. But beyond the headlines, there's a strong and compelling case for #DeFi.

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February 22, 2021
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Building the Future of Mobility

Building the Future of Mobility

Quantstamp worked with industry leaders including Ford, BMW, and USAA in order to develop standards for the transportation infrastructure of tomorrow.

Quantstamp Labs
February 1, 2021
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Quantstamp Serving as Technical Contributor to World Economic Forum's CBDC Project

Quantstamp Serving as Technical Contributor to World Economic Forum's CBDC Project

Quantstamp is contributing to a World Economic Forum working group that aims to help policymakers and central banks understand the critical issues involved with developing a CBDC.

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January 11, 2021
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Quantstamp 2020 Year In Review

Quantstamp 2020 Year In Review

This post will focus on our achievements, security offerings, and the ways we’ve impacted the blockchain industry in 2020.

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January 4, 2021
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Quantstamp Submits First Idle Governance Proposal

Quantstamp Submits First Idle Governance Proposal

Quantstamp submitted IIP #1 to fix a minor bug in the governance token distribution module. All user assets are safe.

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December 15, 2020
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The NFTs Unlocking a New Digital Economy

The NFTs Unlocking a New Digital Economy

From gaming to real estate, Ethereum’s rapidly growing #NFT ecosystem is gaining some serious traction. Learn about some of the projects driving a new digital economy.

Quantstamp Labs
December 14, 2020