In this post, we cover some of our favorite projects that are pushing the boundaries of the DeFi ecosystem with our friends MakerDAO

🏦Ramp Network's fiat-to-crypto work
🎉Pool Together's no-loss-lottery
🐙Kava Labs leveraging BTC in DeFi

quantstamp.com/blog/the-new-rockstars-building-the-future-of-defi

The recent #Istanbul hard fork in December broke some important smart contracts deployed on #Ethereum mainnet.

Recommendations:
🚪When possible, consider using pull vs push design patterns for payments.

📬Be careful when using transfer() and send(), as these send a fixed amount of gas.

⛽️Perform gas analysis to understand boundary conditions and assumptions

Learn about what happened and how to prevent your contracts from breaking in this Quantstamp Labs post from Sr. Research Engineer Kacper Bak.

quantstamp.com/blog/breaking-bad-contracts-ethereum-gas-updates

From releasing a book on smart contract security, helping push forward the DeFi movement, and launching our Bounty Protocol 2019 was quite the year. We had the opportunity to work on exciting and meaningful projects. We are incredibly thankful to the Quantstamp community and their continued support.

2019 was a great year for Quantstamp

📘 Publishing Fundamentals of Smart Contract Security
🔎 Notable Audits: Nuo Network, PoolTogether, rDAI, Sablier
🏦 Moving DeFi Forward
🦄 Ethereum Improvements
🛡 Latest Release of the Quantstamp Decentralized Security Network
🤖 Bounty Protocol
🛬 Expanding our Presence in New Markets: Dubai & Japan
🌏 Doing Our Part to Change the World

We look forward to what 2020 holds and hope you’ll continue to follow our journey as we tackle new and exciting milestones in the coming year.

https://quantstamp.com/blog/quantstamp-2019-year-in-review

The Smart Contract Security Alliance recently sat down with Ameer Rosic founder and educator at Blockgeeks to learn how the industry has evolved, and where the industry is headed.

Read the full feature 👇🏽
https://www.smartcontractsecurityalliance.com/articles/scsa-member-spotlight-blockgeeks

The Smart Contract Security Alliance recently sat down with Ameer Rosic founder and educator at Blockgeeks to learn how the industry has evolved, and where the industry is headed.

Read the full feature 👇🏽
https://www.smartcontractsecurityalliance.com/articles/scsa-member-spotlight-blockgeeks

Here’s what’s been going on at Quantstamp in January:

Securing OmiseGo Plasma MoreVP 🛡️
SXSW Finalist 🏆
Working with DeFi rockstars 🎸
ETHDenver upcoming ⛰️

Read more 👇
https://quantstamp.com/blog/quantstamp-community-update-january-2020

Here’s what’s been going on at Quantstamp in February:

ETHDenver 🏔
bZx attack analysis ⚔
RSK audit 🖊
POV Crypto appearance 🎙

Read more 👇
https://quantstamp.com/blog/quantstamp-community-update-february-2020

Bitcoin is the largest and most liquid cryptoasset. With low volatility compared to other coins, it has the potential to be a top-tier crypto-collateral.

We're excited to be helping RSK, Echo, Atomic Loans, and Kava bring BTC to DeFi

https://quantstamp.com/blog/btc-on-defi

We’re proud to join the MyID Alliance, a Digital ID initiative by ICONLOOP

As more and more of our daily interactions move online, Digital IDs like MyID will be a key part of that.

https://quantstamp.com/blog/quantstamp-joins-myid-alliance

Here’s what’s been going on at Quantstamp in March:

Bitcoin on DeFi 🏦
Joining MyID Alliance 💳
Tribe Accelerator 👨‍💻
and more 👇

https://quantstamp.com/blog/quantstamp-community-update-march-2020

Quantstamp helped secure the DAI Backstop Syndicate and provide Smart Contract Coverage Warranty via Chainproof, with technical support from MakerDAO.

#DeFi community keeping the DAI safe, was
emergent community governance seen in action!
#inspiring

https://quantstamp.com/blog/defi-community-in-ethereum-come-together-and-quantstamp-provides-smart-contract-coverage-warranty-via-chainproof

Proud to have sponsored this POV Crypto Podcast episode with Nathaniel Whittemore.

Hear Nathaniel's takes on:
-Why crypto is relevant post COVID 🦠
-Bitcoin as a portal🚪
-Crypto economic system’s need to reflect human truths to be successful 💰
-Predictions for the future🔮

https://povcryptopod.libsyn.com/129-anchored-in-crypto-with-nathaniel-whittemore

Despite Black Thursday last month, Leigh Cuen of CoinDesk points to the increase in interest around #DeFi and stablecoins.

“Generally speaking, lending and borrowing are here to stay.”
Quoted, Quantstamp CEO Richard Ma

Read the full article 👇🏽
https://www.coindesk.com/chicagos-trading-firms-look-to-defi-with-new-alliance

ETH 2.0 is the most highly anticipated launch this year. We look forward to auditing Prysmatic Lab’s ETH 2.0 Client and helping Ethereum grow to the next level. https://twitter.com/Quantstamp/status/1255307239235125248?s=20

DeFi Attacks ⚔️
Crypto against Covid 🦠
Maker Backstop Auction 🔨
DID Alliance 🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Here’s what happened at Quantstamp in April:
https://quantstamp.com/blog/quantstamp-community-update-april-2020

Watch Quantstamp Senior Research Engineer Sebastian Banescu discuss how we are collaborating with the World Economic Forum to reduce corruption in the procurement process in Colombia at the Ethereal Virtual Summit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYnGnne8vZ8&feature=youtu.be

At #ETHDenver 2019, we created an ETH 2.0 beacon chain simulator. Read the post below to discover what we learned at the time. 📚
https://quantstamp.com/blog/presenting-quantstamps-ethdenver-beacon-chain-implementation

Recent hacks highlight the urgent need for smart contract developers to revisit best practices. Developing tests has the highest ROI for enhancing smart contract security.

Click on the post below to learn more. 🧪 🛡

https://t.co/i6IxAqNNu2?amp=1

Calling all Hackers!

It’s the final week for the Gitcoin #NYBW Hackathon and now is the time to work on quality testing for your submission.

Win the 500DAI bounty to a submission with the highest quality testing suite. #MoneyLegos #SecureDeFi

🐞 https://gitcoin.co/issue/quantstamp/NYBW2020-Gitcoin-Hackathon-Bounty/1/4377