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Quantstamp Enhancing the Security of Avalanche

Quantstamp provides security services to Layer 1 decentralized protocols including Avalanche. In this post, we describe how Avalanche aims to bring DeFi to global finance institutions.

August 18, 2020
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Quantstamp Audits Curve Finance Liquidity Mining

Quantstamp is happy to announce that we have finished our audit of Curve Finance’s CRV token reward mechanism and CurveDAO.

August 18, 2020
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Yearn.Finance Security Review

Quantstamp completed its informal code review of Yearn Finance. Yearn Finance provides yield-maximizing opportunities for liquidity providers, and is intended to be governed in a decentralized manner. We performed this review as a service to the community. Findings are divided by contract below.

July 24, 2020
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Risks on the Farm - How to Yield Farm Safely

“Yield Farming” is on the rise. Users are making money simply by providing liquidity, or in some cases, even just for using their favorite DeFi projects. But is it really "free money? Maybe not. Users need to be aware of the Risks on the Farm.

July 21, 2020
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Ethereum 2.0 Moves Closer to Launch with Quantstamp Audit of Prysm

Quantstamp recently has completed its audit of Ethereum 2.0 as implemented by Prysmatic Labs. 

July 16, 2020
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Ethereum Gas Fees Are High, But SKALE Network Has a Solution

Gas fees are consistently rising which creates user experience issues for potential dApp use cases. Luckily, SKALE Network has an innovative scaling solution with elastic sidechains.

July 14, 2020
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Quantstamp Presents Tech Talk at Facebook Headquarters on Blockchain Security

Thanks Facebook HQ for hosting us today for a great conversation about Ethereum, smart contracts and security.

January 25, 2018
June 17, 2020
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4 Myths about Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum 2.0, a long-awaited upgrade to Ethereum, is planning to be launched this year. More than a simple update or hard fork, it is an entirely new blockchain which runs on a Proof-of-Stake system. There’s a lot of talk and speculation about Ethereum 2.0. In this post, we highlight 5 easily held misconceptions about this next stage of Ethereum.

June 16, 2020
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Understanding Phase 0, The Current Stage of ETH 2.0 Development

Most information about ETH 2.0 development is either highly technical or excessively general. We wrote this post to clear up any confusion regarding the status of ETH 2.0 development.

June 3, 2020
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Blockgeeks Helps Drive Blockchain Industry Standards by Joining the Smart Contract Security Alliance

Blockgeeks Helps Drive Blockchain Industry Standards by Joining the Smart Contract Security Alliance

Blockgeeks recently joined the Smart Contract Security Alliance, a collaboration of industry leaders that recommend security standards and guidelines for the blockchain industry to drive the healthy growth and adoption of blockchain applications.

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November 20, 2018
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Quantstamp CEO Richard Ma Joins Chamber of Digital Commerce as Co-chair of Smart Contracts Alliance

Quantstamp CEO Richard Ma Joins Chamber of Digital Commerce as Co-chair of Smart Contracts Alliance

Quantstamp has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Executive Committee and the company’s CEO Richard Ma will serve as co-chair on the Chamber’s Smart Contracts Alliance.

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November 20, 2018
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Quantstamp Partners with OmiseGo to Make Ethereum Ecosystem Safer by Securing Plasma MVP

Quantstamp Partners with OmiseGo to Make Ethereum Ecosystem Safer by Securing Plasma MVP

Quantstamp, a blockchain security company backed by Y-Combinator, recently conducted their most significant audit to date: OmiseGo’s Minimum Viable Plasma (MVP) implementation.

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November 20, 2018
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Monthly Hacks Roundup: April 2024

Monthly Hacks Roundup: April 2024

April was a hectic month for the web3 security landscape, including significant rug pulls and security hacks totaling over $103 million in losses. Read on as we dive into three major security incidents and some of the trends from last month.

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May 27, 2024
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Monthly Hacks Roundup: March 2024

Monthly Hacks Roundup: March 2024

March was a volatile month for the web3 security landscape, with significant security breaches totalling over $152 million in losses. Read on as we dive into four major security incidents and the trends from last month 👇

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April 19, 2024
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Modular Account: How Audits Can Help Shape Standards And Catalyze Mass Adoption

Modular Account: How Audits Can Help Shape Standards And Catalyze Mass Adoption

Quantstamp recently conducted a smart contract audit for Alchemy’s Modular Account, a wallet implementation designed from the ground up for ERC-4337 and ERC-6900 compatibility including two plugins

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February 22, 2024