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Rollup Escape Hatches

After years of effort, rollups are becoming mainstream components of the Ethereum ecosystem. An escape hatch is a method to recover digital assets or program state from a rollup when sequencers or validators are offline, a critical security feature if something goes wrong, and crucial given the complexity of these systems.

October 25, 2022
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The Merge Results And The Future of Ethereum

Results of the merge and how it impacts ETH issuance, and details on future Ethereum upgrades and Ethereum's final form.

September 14, 2022
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Preventing Replay Attacks Post Ethereum Merge

Learn more about replay attacks and how users interacting with both PoW and PoS chains can stay safe following the merge.

September 12, 2022
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Chainproof Launches as the World's First Regulated Smart Contract Insurance Provider

Incubated by Quantstamp and backed by Sompo and reinsured by MunichRe, Chainproof offers regulated insurance against hacks for non-custodial smart contracts on a public decentralized blockchain.

July 5, 2022
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The Dark Side of DeFi: Cross-Chain Bridge Hacks

Cross-chain bridge hacks and some of the attack vectors that make bridges especially vulnerable.

May 11, 2022
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Quantstamp to Sponsor DeFi Talents Mentoring Program

Quantstamp is pleased to sponsor the current cohort of DeFi Talents, a program for empowering talent for leadership in the decentralized finance space.

April 13, 2022
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Proper Treatment of Randomness on EVM-Compatible Networks

Solidity does not have a function for generating random numbers, yet Ethereum dapp developers sometimes desire random numbers in order to develop lotteries, NFT drops, and games where randomness influences the outcomes...

February 16, 2022
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Quantstamp is attending ETHDenver and we are hiring!

Interested in joining the Quantstamp team? Visit us at ETHDenver and ask us about the culture, the perks, and more.

February 3, 2022
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Quantstamp 2021 Year In Review

2021 was another exciting year: we saw the rise of NFTs and the evolution of the metaverse, an explosion in both L2 scaling solutions and L1 blockchains, and rapid growth for both our team and the overall industry. Here’s a look over the past 12 months.

January 10, 2022
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Yearn.Finance Security Review

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.

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

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.

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

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. 

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

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.

Quantstamp Announcements
July 14, 2020
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4 Myths about Ethereum 2.0

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.

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

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.

Quantstamp Labs
June 3, 2020