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Security research, regulatory insights, and data-backed analyses for the institutional Web3 era. Turning real-world signals into actionable intelligence.

GnosisPay Incident Analysis

GnosisPay Incident Analysis

On 01 June 2026 an attacker drained dozens of GnosisPay Safes on Gnosis Chain. The attack vector was a signature-verification flaw in the GnosisPay Delay module.

Quantum Computing Threats to the Blockchain Industry

Quantum Computing Threats to the Blockchain Industry

This report examines how future fault-tolerant quantum computers may compromise blockchain cryptography, and what protocols, validators, custodians, and ecosystem participants must do to migrate before the window closes.

In-Depth Research on the Telegram Escrow Market: Platform Evolution, Ecosystem Structure, and Regulatory Challenges

In-Depth Research on the Telegram Escrow Market: Platform Evolution, Ecosystem Structure, and Regulatory Challenges

The Telegram escrow market has gradually evolved into an underground service ecosystem that integrates escrow matching, fund settlement, merchant management, and traffic distribution, showing clear signs of “platformization” and network-based development.

May 2026 Regulatory Recap: Significant Movement with the CLARITY Act
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May 2026 Regulatory Recap: Significant Movement with the CLARITY Act

A massive turning point arrived in July 2025 when the Trump Administration’s pro-crypto stance coalesced into historic legislative action: the passage of both the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act and the landmark CLARITY Act by the House.

Inside the CertiK x XDC Fireside Chat: Trade Finance, Tokenization, and AI Security

Inside the CertiK x XDC Fireside Chat: Trade Finance, Tokenization, and AI Security

CertiK Co-Founder and CEO, Rongui Gu, and XDC Foundation’s Billy Sebell discuss trade finance, tokenization, AI-driven cybersecurity risks, and the infrastructure needed for institutional blockchain adoption.

CertiK and CoinW Discuss AI, Cybersecurity, and the Future of Secure Crypto Trading

CertiK and CoinW Discuss AI, Cybersecurity, and the Future of Secure Crypto Trading

CertiK Co-Founder and CEO, Rongui Gu, and CoinW’s Marketing Director Manfred Chew discuss exchange security, AI-driven cyber threats, transparency, and the future of user trust in Web3.

Technical Insights

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Post-Quantum Signatures, Part 2: From Trees to Forests

Post-Quantum Signatures, Part 2: From Trees to Forests

XMSS builds on one-time signatures by organizing OTS keys into Merkle trees and hyper-trees, delivering a practical post-quantum signature scheme with compact proofs, fast verification, and a critical trade-off: strict state management.

Soroban Contract State Management

Soroban Contract State Management

This article explores potential security issues related to Soroban contract state storage and highlights key considerations during development, helping Soroban smart contract developers avoid storage-related vulnerabilities.

What Is a Smart Contract?

What Is a Smart Contract?

Smart contracts are blockchain-based programs that automate agreements without intermediaries. Learn how smart contracts work, their uses, benefits, and risks.

Catch Runtime Bugs Before They Become Mainnet Incidents: CertiK Grey Box Chain Audit

Catch Runtime Bugs Before They Become Mainnet Incidents: CertiK Grey Box Chain Audit

CertiK's Grey Box Chain Audit catches runtime bugs before they become mainnet incidents, using fault injection and live network testing to surface chain-critical failures that static analysis alone cannot detect.

CertiK Skill Scanner: The Antivirus for the AI Age

CertiK Skill Scanner: The Antivirus for the AI Age

CertiK Skill Scanner establishes a standardized security layer for third-party AI Skills, identifying execution-stage risks before they reach user data, assets, or systems.

CertiK at IDAI Summit 2026: AI Adoption & Digital Asset Cybersecurity

CertiK at IDAI Summit 2026: AI Adoption & Digital Asset Cybersecurity

CertiK joined IDAI Summit 2026 to explore the growing security risks of AI adoption in Web3, analyzing structural agent vulnerabilities like indirection gaps and memory poisoning, and why intelligent, real-time auditing is now essential for protecting digital assets.