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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 👇

April 19, 2024
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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

February 22, 2024
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Quantstamp 2023 Web3 Security Year In Review

As the year comes to a close, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on this year’s biggest hacks, root causes, and noteworthy trends.

January 8, 2024
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DeFi Protection: Compensating Users For DeFi Losses

October 19, 2023
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Partnering with Toku to Enhance Web3 Security & Payroll Practices

Quantstamp is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Toku, marking a significant milestone in our commitment to web3 security and compliance.

September 29, 2023
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Towards SATisfactory Web3 Software Engineering

In web3, traditional methods of bug detection and code verification fall short. Learn how lightweight formal methods can offer a practical approach to identifying and fixing bugs in dApp code.

July 3, 2023
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Quantstamp x Hypernative Partner to Enhance Web3 Security

Quantstamp and Hypernative are excited to announce a partnership that marks a major milestone in bolstering security within the fast-moving web3 ecosystem.

June 5, 2023
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The Regens Building a More Sustainable Future

From infrastructure to gamification, meet some of the movers and shakers of ReFi that are making things happen behind the scenes.

March 28, 2023
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Quantstamp Receives Multiple Layer 2 Community Grants from Ethereum Foundation

Learn more about the grants Quantstamp has received from the Ethereum Foundation in the Cybersecurity, Data Analysis, and Data Visualization categories.

March 27, 2023
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What is a Re-Entrancy Attack?

What is a Re-Entrancy Attack?

Computer scientists say that a procedure is re-entrant if its execution can be interrupted in the middle, initiated over (re-entered), and both runs can complete without any errors in execution. In the context of Ethereum smart contracts, re-entrancy can lead to serious vulnerabilities.

Quantstamp Labs
August 19, 2019
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Open Sourcing Our Bounty Protocol

Open Sourcing Our Bounty Protocol

We are open sourcing the code for our Bounty Protocol. A bounty protocol is a marketplace for developers to identify bugs in smart contracts that automation cannot detect. The Bounty Protocol has the potential to leverage software engineering talent from around the world to add an essential layer of infrastructure for blockchain security.

Quantstamp Labs
August 13, 2019
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Quantstamp Secures Binance's First Stablecoin

Quantstamp Secures Binance's First Stablecoin

Quantstamp, a Y Combinator-backed blockchain security company, recently completed the audit of leading global cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s GBP-backed stablecoin, Binance GBP (BGBP). The BGBP token joins other stablecoins in the market including Coinbase’s USDC, Facebook’s Libra, MakerDAO’s Dai, and Bitfinex’s Tether, and is one of the first major stablecoins to be pegged to the British pound.

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July 23, 2019
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Quantstamp Audits Ampleforth, a Digital-Asset-Protocol for Smart Commodity-Money

Quantstamp Audits Ampleforth, a Digital-Asset-Protocol for Smart Commodity-Money

Quantstamp recently completed an audit of Ampleforth, a digital-asset-protocol for smart commodity-money and the first IEO on Tokinex (Ethfinex/Bitfinex IEO platform).

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July 17, 2019
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Economics of the Quantstamp Security Network

Economics of the Quantstamp Security Network

This post will explain the economics behind how the Quantstamp Security Network currently is designed so we can understand how node operators can earn QSP and how much smart contract scans cost for users. The two major influences to the economics of the Quantstamp Security Network are the price floor, and supply and demand.

Quantstamp Labs
July 11, 2019
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Quantstamp Audits Kakao's Blockchain Platform Klaytn

Quantstamp Audits Kakao's Blockchain Platform Klaytn

Quantstamp, a Y Combinator-backed blockchain security company, has completed its audit of smart contracts for Klaytn, the blockchain platform created by Kakao, the operator of South Korea’s dominant messaging platform KakaoTalk. Built by GroundX, a Kakao subsidiary, Klaytn is a business-centric blockchain platform designed for mass adoption.

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July 9, 2019