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Building the Future of Mobility

Quantstamp worked with industry leaders including Ford, BMW, and USAA in order to develop standards for the transportation infrastructure of tomorrow.

February 1, 2021
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Quantstamp Serving as Technical Contributor to World Economic Forum's CBDC Project

Quantstamp is contributing to a World Economic Forum working group that aims to help policymakers and central banks understand the critical issues involved with developing a CBDC.

January 11, 2021
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Quantstamp 2020 Year In Review

This post will focus on our achievements, security offerings, and the ways we’ve impacted the blockchain industry in 2020.

January 4, 2021
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Quantstamp Announcements

Quantstamp Submits First Idle Governance Proposal

Quantstamp submitted IIP #1 to fix a minor bug in the governance token distribution module. All user assets are safe.

December 15, 2020
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The NFTs Unlocking a New Digital Economy

From gaming to real estate, Ethereum’s rapidly growing #NFT ecosystem is gaining some serious traction. Learn about some of the projects driving a new digital economy.

December 14, 2020
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The Growth of Institutional Interest in DeFi

From $646 million to nearly $14B in total value locked, the DeFi space has experienced incredible growth this year. As this occurs, we are also seeing a strong uptick in interest by institutional investors.

December 9, 2020
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Quantstamp Announcements

Quantstamp Audits Gauntlet’s Updates to Compound Governance Capabilities

Gauntlet proposed several updates to Compound smart contracts using data driven analysis that extend governance capabilities.

December 5, 2020
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ETH 2.0 Beacon Chain Launch Results, Phase 1, and Beyond

The Beacon Chain has finally launched! Learn about Phase 1, the next phase of ETH 2.0 development.

November 30, 2020
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Why Bitcoin is Capturing Enterprise Attention

MicroStrategy made headlines this summer as the first publicly-traded company to buy Bitcoin as part of its capital allocation strategy. Since then, other companies have followed suit. Learn how current economic conditions and the unique properties of Bitcoin have driven these decisions.

November 5, 2020
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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.

Quantstamp Announcements
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).

Quantstamp Announcements
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.

Quantstamp Announcements
July 9, 2019