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Согласно сообщению PR Newswire, S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) объявила о подписании соглашения о приобретении компании OpenZeppelin, занимающейся стандартами безопасности в области финансов на блокчейне.OpenZeppelin была основана в 2015 году, ее библиотека открытых смарт-контрактов поддержала более 37 триллионов долларов США в виде трансферов стоимости, охватывающих основные стабильные монеты и токенизированные фонды по всему миру, и завершила более 900 аудитов безопасности, выявив более 10 000 уязвимостей.Это приобретение расширит возможности оценки рисков технологий на блокчейне для S&P Global, помогая создать новое поколение продуктов по оценке и бенчмаркингу безопасности на блокчейне. OpenZeppelin продолжит работать как независимое бизнес-подразделение, генеральный директор Демьян Бренер останется на своем посту и будет подчиняться президенту рейтингов S&P Global Янну Ле Паллеку. Финансовые условия сделки не раскрыты, ожидается, что она не окажет значительного влияния на финансовые результаты S&P Global.

According to The Block, OpenZeppelin co-founder Manuel Aráoz stated that he now believes "all DeFi is unsafe," and he has advised friends and family to exit all DeFi positions, including Aave, MakerDAO, and Compound.

According to Financefeeds, UK fintech company Zepz (which owns the international remittance platforms WorldRemit and Sendwave) has announced a partnership with enterprise digital asset platform Fireblocks to launch a stablecoin-based remittance service in emerging markets.Reports indicate that Zepz serves over 9 million users across 130 countries, while Fireblocks processes over $4 trillion in digital asset transfers annually. This collaboration aims to provide near real-time, low-cost cross-border payment solutions to address the pain points of long settlement times and high fees associated with traditional correspondent banking pathways.

UK fintech company Zepz executives stated at the Solana Breakpoint conference that Zepz has launched the non-custodial wallet SendWave Wallet based on Solana stablecoin for cross-border remittances and financial services, currently covering 100 countries/regions, supported by partnerships with Circle and Portal.

ChainCatcher message, the secure blockchain application standard OpenZeppelin has released Solidity Contracts v5.3, with core highlights including: the new multi-token standard ERC-6909, featuring minimal implementation, metadata support, supply tracking, and content URI extension; a new proposal guardian role, added sequential proposal IDs, and new supermajority mechanism among other governance improvements.

ChainCatcher news, the secure blockchain application standard OpenZeppelin has been funded by the Ethereum Foundation. The official statement indicates that this grant will enable them to add a modular ERC-4337 implementation, advancing account abstraction and helping developers build safer applications and more flexible smart wallets. In addition, the team will introduce new signature schemes, such as secp256r1, BLS, and RSA, thereby providing broader cryptographic support.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist posted on social media: "We have no affiliation with the @kazepay_en or @kazepay_cn projects or their founder @web3benchoong. We have never sponsored their events, conducted audits for them, or established any partnerships with them."Slow Mist founder Yu Xian stated: "Please note, we have no security cooperation with this wallet, yet our logo is displayed everywhere... If there is any misunderstanding, feel free to contact us."

ChainCatcher message, the security agency OpenZeppelin has completed an audit of the state transition contracts in the zkSync ZK Stack codebase. This audit identified 19 issues, including 2 medium severity issues, 6 low severity issues, and 11 comments and additional information. Currently, out of the 19 issues, 18 have been resolved, and 1 has been partially resolved.

ChainCatcher news, XRPL Grants announced the list of selected projects for the seventh batch, with seven projects selected for XRPL Grants Wave 7, totaling over $700,000 in funding.It is reported that the selected projects include: cryptocurrency payment infrastructure BitBob, stablecoin payment platform Breezepay, cryptocurrency consulting service provider Kodelab, multi-chain DEX and cross-chain DEX aggregator Moai Finance, decentralized exchange and tokenization platform Propto, cryptocurrency point-of-sale terminal Tender Merchant, and cross-chain key management network VWBL.

ChainCatcher news, the security agency OpenZeppelin tweeted that the Thirdweb contract vulnerability has not been exploited yet. The issue is related to the integration of specific patterns and is not related to the implementations included in the OpenZeppelin contract library. OpenZeppelin will still lead the assessment of those affected in the community and provide them with mitigation strategies, disclosing the vulnerability at the appropriate time.For Thirdweb users, the team has developed a tool to check whether the contracts created through their platform are affected and to execute migrations: https://mitigate.thirdweb.com.

ChainCatcher news, South Korea's leading metaverse platform ZEP announced on the 13th that it has established a partnership with NEAR Protocol and revealed plans based on NEAR Protocol.NEAR Protocol and ZEP aim to explore a business model that provides various benefits to users through this collaboration. They also plan to develop Web3-related features to enhance convenience for developers and users. Based on this partnership, ZEP's partners are expected to easily issue and distribute various Web3-based digital assets, allowing users to enjoy a convenient Web3 experience within the ZEP metaverse environment.It is reported that ZEP is a joint venture between mobile game developer Supercat (known for "Kingdom of the Wind: Yeon") and NAVER Z operator Zepeto, launched its beta version on November 30, 2021. ZEP's monthly active users (MAU) reached 1.3 million this year, with a total user count of 8.3 million, attracting attention from domestic and international enterprises and public institutions. With validation in the domestic market, ZEP is expected to enter the Japanese and Southeast Asian markets in the second half of this year.

ChainCatcher news, OpenZeppelin's chief contract developer Francisco Giordano announced his departure. Francisco Giordano has worked at OpenZeppelin for 6 years, and he stated that he will take a break for a while before exploring new directions.

ChainCatcher news, South Korean internet giant Naver's metaverse platform Zepeto has announced that its metaverse project ZepetoX, in collaboration with Jump Crypto, is currently facing the circulation of fake ZTX tokens in the market. According to the latest announcement, the TGE date for ZepetoX is October 16, and the pools on DEX are not official. Please be cautious and do not purchase/click any links before the TGE date. As the TGE approaches, ZepetoX will officially announce where its tokens will be traded.Previously, ZepetoX announced on October 8 that the airdrop and release date for the ZTX token will be October 16, with a total supply fixed at 10,000,000,000 tokens. The ZTX token can be used for community governance, purchasing in-game assets, and enhancing player progress in the game.

ChainCatcher news, South Korean internet giant Naver's metaverse platform Zepeto, in collaboration with Jump Crypto, announced that the airdrop and release date for the metaverse project ZepetoX will be on October 16. The total supply of the ZTX token will be fixed at 10,000,000,000 tokens, with 4% allocated for the genesis airdrop.The ZTX token can be used for community governance, purchasing in-game assets, and other purposes. Additionally, the platform will promote the value of the ZTX ecosystem through a token buyback program, which includes burning (reducing total supply), providing rewards for players (incentive pool), and allocating a portion to fund the treasury.According to the crypto data platform RootData, the metaverse platform ZTX (ZepetoX) has completed a $13 million seed round financing, led by Jump Crypto.

ChainCatcher news, the security agency OpenZeppelin Contracts 5.0 has been released. This version reduces gas consumption, simplifies the codebase, integrates Defender 2.0, releases an upgrade plugin, and updates the OpenZeppelin contract guidelines, with plans to add upgrade support for Foundry later this year.

The security organization OpenZeppelin announced the launch of the developer security platform Defender 2.0, designed for coding, auditing, deploying, monitoring, and operating blockchain applications. Automated code analysis for vulnerabilities, discrepancies, improved gas costs, and test runs is directly integrated into the development workflow.It is reported that Defender 2.0 is currently in the testing phase. OpenZeppelin will provide access to existing Defender 1.0 users and new accounts upon request.

ChainCatcher news, PoseiSwap will initiate another airdrop to Zepoch node holders, distributing 2.1% of the total supply of POSE. This event will reward node holders for their support of the Nautilus Chain and help test the PoseiSwap DEX.It is reported that to qualify for the airdrop, Zepoch node holders must complete transactions on PoseiSwap and deposit LP on the DEX, as one of the ways to participate in the early launch of PoseiSwap. PoseiSwap has already completed the snapshot on July 1st.

ChainCatcher message, PoseiSwap will initiate another airdrop to Zepoch node holders after the snapshot on July 1, distributing 2.1% of the total supply of $POSE. This event will reward node holders for their support of the Nautilus Chain and help test the PoseiSwap DEX. To qualify for the airdrop, Zepoch node holders must complete transactions on PoseiSwap and deposit LP on the DEX, as one of the ways to support the early launch of PoseiSwap.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, the security agency OpenZeppelin announced that its smart contract automation platform Defender now supports the Ethereum Layer 2 network BASE. (source link)