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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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Smart Contract Security Alliance Adds Fujitsu R&D Center to Its Membership

The Smart Contract Security Alliance, a collaboration of industry leaders that recommend security standards and guidelines for the blockchain industry, adds Fujitsu R&D Center Co., Ltd. to its membership. Fujitsu R&D Center, a China-based Fujitsu group company, is the first research and development institution with independent legal status in China. Established in 1935, Fujitsu Limited is Japan’s top IT services provider, and is also a leader in the development of Hyperledger.

March 22, 2019
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Quantstamp Auditing Blockchain-based Social Crowdfunding Platform Financie

We’re pleased to announce that we are performing a security audit of Financie, a blockchain-based social crowdfunding platform developed by Financie, Inc. Financie is a Distributed Application which allows for new forms of interaction between people wishing to raise funds, such as eSports players, video streamers, artists, or individuals with a dream they want to realize, and their fans or supporters.

March 22, 2019
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Quantstamp Expands to Japan with Investment from Nomura Holdings and Digital Garage

Quantstamp, a Y Combinator-backed smart contract security company, is proud to announce it is establishing a limited liability company, Quantstamp Japan GK, to assist Japanese startups and enterprises in using secure blockchain technology.

February 27, 2019
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Quantstamp Secures Crypto.com Chain to Drive Faster and Easier Cryptocurrency Payments

Quantstamp, a Y-combinator backed smart contract security company, is proud to announce we’ve completed an audit of the Crypto.com Chain.

November 20, 2018
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Quantstamp Joins the #CryptoAgainstCOVID Alliance

Quantstamp Joins the #CryptoAgainstCOVID Alliance

Quantstamp is proud to announce that we are contributing to the Binance Charity Project, Crypto Against COVID. Donations made through this global campaign will be used to purchase medical equipment and supplies that will be distributed throughout countries that are currently most heavily impacted by the virus.

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April 6, 2020
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Quantstamp Joins MyID Alliance

Quantstamp Joins MyID Alliance

Quantstamp is proud to join the MyID Alliance, a Digital ID initiative by ICONLOOP. As the world moves towards more online and less face-to-face interactions, Digital ID will be a key enabling technology. 

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March 31, 2020
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Market Dynamics of the 1st bZx Hack: Flash Loans and the Insolvent Loan

Market Dynamics of the 1st bZx Hack: Flash Loans and the Insolvent Loan

In this series, we describe the market dynamics of the 1st bZx attack so we can avoid attacks with market manipulation components in the future.

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March 24, 2020
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Top 3 DeFi Trends

Top 3 DeFi Trends

This post discusses how flash loans, zaps, and DeFi aggregators are leveraging composability in order to simplify the user experience and ultimately make DeFi markets hyper-efficient.

Quantstamp Labs
March 13, 2020
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Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi

Bringing Bitcoin to DeFi

DeFi is blockchain’s first killer app, with assets locked up approaching $1 billion USD. But one major asset is missing: Bitcoin. Bitcoin is not only the first crypto asset, but the largest - with over $168 billion USD of Bitcoin in circulation it has deep pools of liquidity. It is one of the least volatile cryptocurrencies and has a large network of fiat on and off ramps. All these properties make it a great crypto-collateral. We think Bitcoin has the potential to transform the DeFi landscape as the most widespread and liquid asset available today.

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March 11, 2020
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DeFi’s Double-Edged Sword

DeFi’s Double-Edged Sword

Composability allows for DeFi projects to leverage one another to create powerful new functionality. However this composability also introduces more risk. These issues have existed for a while, but have been made easier to exploit through the introduction of flash loans. While flash loans themselves do not introduce new vulnerabilities, they level the playing field for attacks which previously required large amounts of capital. 

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March 4, 2020