Ethereum is ushering in a privacy revolution, with the zero-knowledge secret Santa (ZKSS) protocol released by Distributed Lab, which ensures transaction confidentiality while verifying transaction validity. This protocol uses zk-SNARKs to hide the identities of the sender and receiver, while addressing issues of double voting and insufficient randomness, achieving on-chain private transactions. The working mechanism of ZKSS is similar to the secret Santa game: participants submit anonymous random values for gift distribution, and transactions are verified while maintaining privacy. This process combines hash functions, ECDSA signatures, and Merkle proofs to ensure that operations are secure and tamper-proof. Enterprises and institutions can conduct confidential transactions through this protocol while retaining audit trails, reducing the risk of supply chain and financial information being disclosed.

The South Korean gaming company Neowiz has partnered with the Web3 security firm CertiK to launch the Global Korean Won Stablecoin Alliance (GAKS). The alliance aims to promote the global development of the Korean won stablecoin, with CertiK providing technical support and security audit services to ensure the safety of the stablecoin infrastructure.

MegaETH officially announced that it will refund all funds raised through the pre-stored bridge, as the execution did not meet expectations. The refund process will be distributed as soon as possible after a new smart contract audit. At the same time, the conversion bridge for exchanging USDC to USDM will be reopened to increase liquidity before the Mainnet launch.

PANews reported on November 25 that London-listed private equity investment firm Bridgepoint announced the acquisition of a majority stake in digital asset auditing and technology service provider ht.digital for approximately £200 million. HT has over 700 clients, including major global encryption exchanges, asset management companies, and banks, benefiting from the rising demand for institutional allocation to encryption assets.

ChainCatcher message, the lending platform Lendep announced that it has passed the Certik audit. In addition, the total amount of loans and deposits on the platform has exceeded 1.5 million dollars. Lendep indicates that it will continue to strengthen smart contract security, capital risk control, and transparency mechanisms. In the future, it will launch more asset markets and incentive mechanisms to provide global users with more efficient and robust decentralized lending services.

According to a report by the Korean Broadcasting Company (KBC), a loan manager at Gwangju Bank in South Korea embezzled $724,620 from the bank and used it for Crypto Assets investment. The bank stated that the unnamed manager stole the funds between May and November 2023, but the disappearance of the funds was only discovered in the second half of this year. A spokesperson for Gwangju Bank stated: "During a recent review of the historical data on project financing loan interest, we discovered this embezzlement case. We will decide on the extent of disciplinary action to be taken after completing the internal audit." The spokesperson mentioned that the employee has repaid the bank $105,581.

The cybersecurity company Quarkslab has completed its first public third-party security audit of the Bitcoin core codebase. The Bitcoin core codebase is the open source reference implementation that supports the Bitcoin network, containing full node clients, the graphical user interface (GUI), and embedded wallets. According to the announcement released on Wednesday, this four-month assessment is funded by the non-profit organization Brink, which supports the development of Open Source Bitcoin protocol, and coordinated by the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF). The assessment focuses on the peer-to-peer network layer (the main attack surface of the network) and related components, including memory pool management, chain state, transaction verification, and consensus logic.

Golden Finance reported that the community fundraising platform Buidlpad announced on social media that the ARIAIP community subscription is now open on the Vibe platform. Qualified users who have passed the anti-Sybil attack audit can use USD1 (BEP-20 standard) or BNB (based on BNB Chain) during this 24-hour subscription window.

PANews, October 31st news, according to Tether's official website, Tether International announced its Q3 2025 audit report: a net profit exceeding 10 billion USD for the year, a net increase of 17 billion USD in USD₮ this quarter, and a Circulating Supply reaching 174 billion USD; the company holds approximately 135 billion USD in US Treasury Bonds, ranking 17th globally. As of September 30th, reserve assets are 1,812.231 billion USD, liabilities are 1,744.454 billion USD, and excess reserves are 6.778 billion USD; holding 12.9 billion USD in gold and 9.9 billion USD in Bitcoin (approximately 13% of reserves). Tether used its own funds to complete the Celsius lawsuit settlement and applied for a private sale alternative investment fund license in El Salvador.

Golden Finance reports that SOL Strategies Inc. (Nasdaq: STKE) is a company that integrates the Solana asset library with a "revenue-generating" validators business. The company announced that it has successfully passed SOC 2 Type 2 and SOC 1 Type 2 audits, with no non-compliance items found. It is reported that this audit verified SOL Strategies' control measures, effective risk management capabilities, and its adherence to industry best practices in "validator operations". This milestone is achieved based on several certifications and reports that the company has obtained, including ISO 27001 Information Security Management System certification, SOC 2 Type 1 audit report, and SOC 1 Type 1 audit report. These achievements fully reflect SOL Str

PANews October 29 news, according to the official announcement, based on recent audit results, Binance will remove the following spot trading pairs and stop trading on October 31, 2025, at 11:00 (UTC+8): ATA/BTC, LAYER/BNB, and POWR/ETH.

The Fusaka Hard Fork of Ethereum has been successfully activated on the Hoodi Testnet and is scheduled to launch on the Mainnet on December 3. This upgrade will improve scalability and security, involve multiple improvement proposals, and initiate a security audit competition with a prize of $2 million.

Odaily News GMGN stated on the X platform that in response to recent false rumors about the platform being attacked by hackers, which resulted in user fund losses, the team has immediately launched a comprehensive security audit and confirmed that there are no security issues with the platform, and user funds are completely safe. GMGN emphasizes that user safety is always the top priority and stated that if there are any questions, inquiries can be made through official customer service channels.

Pieverse expands the x402 protocol through the Facilitator module, introducing EIP-3009 to enable gas-free payments and an audit receipt system, enhancing the BNB Chain payment experience. The launched pieUSD supports gas-free signature payments and provides the generation and storage of compliance electronic receipts, marking the arrival of enterprise-grade HTTP payment protocols.

Odaily News Based on Uniswap V4, the DEX project Bunni announced its shutdown on X. Bunni stated: "Recent exploit events have forced Bunni's development to come to a standstill. To safely restart, just the audit and monitoring costs would require six to seven figures — a cost we currently cannot afford. Additionally, restoring Bunni to its pre-exploit state would require months of development and business expansion efforts, which is also beyond our means. Therefore, we have decided to shut down Bunni." Furthermore, Bunni also stated that the remaining treasury assets will be allocated to BUNNI, LIT, and

According to BlockBeats news on October 22, based on recent audit results, Binance will remove the following spot trading pairs and stop trading on October 24, 2025, at 11:00 (UTC+8): A/FDUSD, AXS/BNB, GALA/BTC, and PNUT/BRL.

According to BlockBeats news, on September 24, UXLINK updated the follow-up on the hacker incident, with the following key points: 1. The new UXLINK smart contracts have successfully passed security audits. 2. The contracts will be deployed on the Ethereum mainnet. The contract has removed the burn function and will use cross-chain partners' services to maintain cross-chain functionality. 3. The token code remains "UXLINK" to ensure continuity across all platforms. 4. Today, the team will submit new contract details and migration plans to CEX partners. 5. The team is also preparing a comprehensive response to inquiries from the Digital Asset Exchange Association of Korea (DAXA) and will submit it today. 6. The team has frozen a large number of addresses related to the hacker attack and is working with law enforcement and professional third parties to initiate recovery procedures. All community losses will be handled transparently and will be used for community development and compensation.

The Ethereum Foundation announced the launch of the Fusaka audit competition, aimed at identifying and fixing vulnerabilities in the Fusaka upgrade. The competition lasts for four weeks, with double points awarded for valid findings in the first week. Gnosis donated $100,000, while Lido contributed $25,000. At the same time, the Bug Bounty program offers rewards of up to $250,000.

PANews reported on September 10 that Shiba Inu developers stated on Tuesday that the long-delayed LEASH v2 migration work will be initiated in the coming days after the security company Hexens completed the audit and approval of the new Token and its migration contract. Previously, the team pointed out that there was a hidden flaw in the original LEASH code that disrupted its fixed supply design, leading to unclear circumstances for several months, and this approval marks the end of that issue. Developers have stated that after the new fixes, the contract is unable to mint new tokens under any circumstances, and the entire supply of version 2 has been pre-minted to a multi-signature wallet. During the migration process, v1 tokens will be locked or destroyed, while the multi-signature wallet will release v2 tokens according to the equity ratio of each holder. This redesign is based on OpenZeppelin.

PANews, September 9 – Web3 liquidity provider Orderly Network stated on the X platform that Orderly has not been affected by the recent NPM Supply Chain attack, and its SDK has undergone a comprehensive audit. According to previous reports, the security agency Scam Sniffer stated that the NPM Supply Chain was attacked, and the developer qix was affected.

PANews September 8 news, the decentralized RWA trading platform MyStonks has completed a comprehensive security audit conducted by the blockchain security agency CertiK, aimed at focusing on assessing the security and robustness of its smart contracts and core architecture. The relevant report has been made public on CertiK's official website. In addition, the MyStonks team revealed that in order to further strengthen the security protection of user assets and transactions, they are currently collaborating with other third-party security auditing organizations to conduct multi-level and continuous security verification and auditing work.

PANews reported on September 3 that after the Venus Protocol released an analysis of a phishing incident, a user lost approximately $13 million to a phishing attack on September 2. The Venus team successfully recovered all funds and restored normal operation of the protocol within 13 hours by pausing the protocol and forcing liquidation of the attacker's wallet. A security audit confirmed that the protocol itself was not affected.

The yesnoerror agent of DeSci AI has entered public testing, utilizing the AI models supported by the YNE Token to review over 500 new papers daily. Users can browse popular research, obtain detailed analyses, and filter options. Future plans include cross-chain to Base and expanding the audit scope.

According to ChainCatcher news and Jin10 reports, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has ordered an audit of the operations of the global cryptocurrency exchange Binance in Australia.

According to Foresight News, Bob Bodily, co-founder of Odin.fun, tweeted that "We are very close to resuming trading. The best-case scenario is about 48 hours from now. However, the worst-case scenario may also be delayed by a few more days (or even longer). We will release a complete audit report and an external review report before the official launch. These two final documents are expected to be released in the next approximately 12 hours."

BlockBeats news, on August 19, according to official news, the new generation aggregation platform triai.fun based on the Base chain has now passed CertiK's security audit for its full platform code. The platform has six major sections, of which three have already been launched. triai.fun abandons the Pump PvP (Player vs Player) gameplay and innovates the PPP (Player Co-building) gameplay, focusing on building a fairer and more sustainable mechanism aimed at achieving a win-win for participants.

Foresight News reported that Bob Bodily, co-founder of Odin.fun, tweeted that "Currently, funds in various CEX/ Tokens have been frozen, and we are working with authorities to track down individuals and return the funds; we are about to complete the audit fixes, at which point we will hand over to the auditors and publicly release the audit results (before resuming trading); we are collaborating with some partners to ensure that before trading resumes, the platform will safeguard user funds at a 1:1 ratio; we are determining the impact of the attackers on the platform and working to eliminate illegal trading while maintaining legitimate user transactions; it is still uncertain when trading can resume; once the work is completed, I will promptly inform everyone of the specific date for resuming trading."

ODIN•FUN co-founder Bob Bodily stated that a security audit is underway and they are collaborating with multiple auditing firms. The team has joined forces with law enforcement to trace the stolen funds and address the issue of token price manipulation, reaffirming their commitment to the safety of user funds.

Gate News Bot news, on August 8, according to CoinMarketCap data, PLENA (Plena Finance) is currently priced at 0.00175545 USD, with a rise of 127.34% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 0.0017983 USD and a low of 0.00075388 USD, with a 24-hour volume of 82,900 USD. Plena Finance is an AI-driven ecosystem for building and using on-chain applications. The platform offers the Noah AI tool, which allows users to quickly transform ideas into on-chain applications through AI chat, generating smart contracts, test cases, audit reports, and fully functional UIs. Plena also provides an AI-driven cryptocurrency super application that integrates crypto asset management, token swapping, and cross

ChainOpera AI has partnered with EigenLayer to promote the construction of verifiable runtime agent infrastructure, achieving full-process verification of AI Agents through an on-chain audit mechanism, thereby enhancing the credibility of AI services. Currently, the ChainOpera platform has an average of over 600,000 interactions per day, attracting 300,000 paying users, and developers can participate in agent construction and profit sharing.

Matrixdock has completed the second XAUm gold reserve audit for the year 2025, ensuring asset transparency. The audit was conducted by Bureau Veritas, covering the weighing and inspection of all gold inventories. The amount of gold managed by Matrixdock has risen by over 500%, reflecting its leadership position in gold minting growth in Asia.

Golden Finance reported that NOYA.ai released a report on a Hacker attack incident, which occurred due to an unauthorized access to the Wallet by a developer who had the ability to add connectors to the protocol, resulting in a total loss of approximately 14.5 ETH. The malicious connector has been removed, and the contract ownership has been updated to protect the funds, and the Address of the attacker has been reported to the Centralized Exchange. In the follow-up, an external security auditor will be hired for a comprehensive review, introducing latency/timelock connectors and launching a bug bounty program, as well as a thorough audit of all access control functions.

PANews reported on June 19 that, according to Cointelegraph, Project Eleven, a development company focusing on post-quantum cryptography, completed a $6 million financing, co-led by Variant Fund and quantum technology investment agency Quantonation. The funds will be used to develop tools against quantum computing attacks and protect digital assets such as Bitcoin. The company's first product, the Yellowpages encrypted registry, has completed a Cure 53 audit, allowing users to bind existing Bitcoin addresses to new quantum-resistant addresses without relying on on-chain activity.

Gate News bot message, Interchain Labs (ICL) has confirmed that an individual later identified as having ties to North Korea was employed by former maintainers from 2022 to 2024 and contributed to the Cosmos codebase. This Cosmos core developer collaborated with Security Alliance ( and Asymmetric Research to release a security report confirming that the individual's access to two codebases was limited: cosmos/IAVL and cosmos/cosmos-sdk. The review found that most of the code he contributed had been deprecated or removed from the roadmap following the SDK v2 deprecation, and no residual risks or vulnerabilities were found in the independent audit. However, to enhance transparency, ICL will offer double rewards on the Cosmos HackerOne page next month for anyone who discovers any qualifying vulnerabilities related to the participant's GitHub account "cool-develope."

PANews reported on June 11 that Virtuals Protocol tweeted that a project recently launched on the platform highly imitated the original release of I.R.I.S., causing some users to mistakenly invest Points and $VIRTUAL in the counterfeit project. As a decentralized platform, Virtuals will not censor or delist projects unless the basic terms are violated. However, considering the confusion of users, the platform will issue a one-time full refund of Points to the relevant wallet, $VIRTUAL it is difficult to determine that it will not be refunded due to the intention of the transaction. The official reminds users to be sure to DYOR and ensure that the project information is verified before participating. According to yesterday's report, VIRTUAL launched the smart contract audit agent "IRIS," with 50% of the total token supply allocated to the Ethereum community.

PANews June 10 news, Virtuals Protocol co-founder everythingempty announced on platform X that Virtuals has partnered with the Nethermind team to launch IRIS on the Ethereum L1 Mainnet, which is an autonomous, public welfare-oriented smart contract audit agent; 50% of the IRIS Tokens will be directly allocated to the Ethereum community, and the team will not reserve any tokens. Points staking will still take place on the Base chain, while the token generation event (TGE) will be held on the Ethereum Mainnet.

According to Gate News bot, the Sui-based DEX Cetus team, which was previously hacked, recently said that the team is moving towards full open source and has launched a new "white hat bounty program" to "encourage collective technical and security contributions". As part of the protocol reboot, the team has fixed the software vulnerabilities that led to the hack, restored the pool data to the correct pricing, and conducted a security audit of all code fixes and contract upgrades. The affected liquidity pool has been replenished with $7 million in cash reserves, a $30 million USDC loan from the Sui Foundation, and some of the assets recovered from the attackers. However, not all compromised pools have fully recovered, with the current recovery rate ranging from 85% to 99%, depending on the extent of the pool's losses during the attack.

According to Gate News bot messages and a report from Cointelegraph, Kyrgyzstan is advancing the legalization process of the gold-backed stablecoin USDKG. William Campbell, the head of advisors for USDKG, explained in an interview that this stablecoin adopts a 1:1 dollar peg mechanism, rather than being directly linked to the price of gold, and is supported by physical gold reserves. To ensure operational transparency, USDKG will undergo an audit by one of the Big Four accounting firms (likely KPMG or Ernst & Young) every six months, and the audit results will be made public on the Blockchain.

Gate News bot message, according to Bloomberg, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced that in the context of advancing stablecoin legislation in the United States, Tether will continue to focus on the development of overseas markets. Ardoino is closely following the specific provisions of the "Genius Act" for foreign issuers. Ardoino revealed that Tether is considering the issuance of a stablecoin that complies with new regulatory requirements to attract institutional investors. At the same time, the company is in discussions with the Big Four accounting firms regarding formal audit matters, with the review work currently being handled by BDO Italy. Regarding the plan for large banks to jointly issue stablecoins, Ardoino emphasized that Tether's target customer base is the 3 billion people globally who are unbanked.

According to Gate News bot, CoinDesk reported that Kamino Finance has partnered with Steakhouse Financial to prepare for the tokenization of the private credit fund managed by Apollo Global into ACRED, with the technical support of Securitize, and to introduce it into the Solana DeFi ecosystem. The token product will be launched after the audit is completed. ACRED, as the first asset to adopt the Securitize sToken standard, allows users to engage in lending and leverage operations on the Solana blockchain.

According to Gate News bot, Cointelegraph reported that in response to community concerns about the use of approximately $600 million in ADA funds, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson announced that an audit report will be released for clarification. The questioning mainly focuses on a transfer of 318 million ADA (currently valued at about $229 million) that occurred during the Allegra hard fork in 2021. NFT artist Masato Alexander raised allegations that Hoskinson used the genesis key to tamper with the ledger. In response, Hoskinson denied this, stating that most of the tokens had been redeemed by the original purchasers, and the remaining portion had been transferred to Intersect as a donation.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson responded to the allegations of ADA token misappropriation, promising to release an audit report. The controversial transfer involving 318 million ADA has been redeemed or donated. He feels hurt by the community's distrust and is considering handing over the management of social media accounts.

According to Gate.io News bot, as reported by Wu, the Solana ecosystem lending protocol Loopscale announced that it will resume withdrawal functions at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on May 9 (10:00 PM Beijing Time on May 9). The protocol has completed the audit work for the update patch. In the early recovery phase, the protocol imposes a 24-hour withdrawal limit for users: the daily withdrawal limit for SOL deposit users is 2500 SOL, for USDC and USDG users it is 500000 USDC/USDG, and for jitoSOL users it is 500 jitoSOL. Previously, Loopscale suffered a hacking attack, resulting in approximately 5.7 million USDC and 1,200 SOL being stolen. After negotiations with the hacker, all stolen funds have been recovered.

Jin10 reported on April 29 that Redick issued a stock price volatility announcement, stating that the company has not engaged in any Bots-related business and does not have any planetary roller screw-related products. The audit and evaluation work regarding the acquisition of Chengzhan Precision is still ongoing, and a formal acquisition protocol has not yet been signed. This matter still carries uncertainties, and we kindly remind investors to pay attention to investment risks and invest rationally.