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Refi: An Intro

If you’ve been around the web3 space for a while, you’ve probably heard the term “ReFi,” thrown around, but what does it mean?

February 7, 2023
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Quantstamp Launches Security Platform for Select Founding Partners

December 13, 2022
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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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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