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Blockchain security platform Ironblocks announces $7 mn fundraise

February 16, 20237 min

Ironblocks, the first-ever blockchain-native cybersecurity platform, announced today that it has raised $7 million dollars in seed funding. This fundraise is co-led by Collider Ventures and Disruptive AI, with additional participants including ParaFi; Quantstamp; Samsung Next; Balaji Srinivasan, ex-CTO of Coinbase and former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz; Calvin Liu, chief strategy officer at Eigen Layer; Simplex co-founder and ex-CEO Nimrod Lehavi; Fos Finance; venture investor Lluis Pedragosa; and others. Ironblocks aims to stem the tide with a novel smart contract-based security solution that operates on-chain to automate threat detection and enable DeFi protocols, Web3...

by PRNewswire

Banking

1st Security Bank Announces the Promotion of Shana Allen to EVP

February 15, 20233 min

1st Security Bank (‘the Bank’) is pleased to announce that Shana Allen, currently the Chief Information Officer for the Bank since 2010, has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President, effective immediately. With a career in banking that spans over 2 decades, Shana is a leader in the Information Technology field. She is a frequent contributor to industry publications in the areas of cybersecurity, information security and data encryption. She has been a speaker...

by PRNewswire

Blockchain

VITREUS Launches Next-Gen Compliance-Focused Blockchain

February 13, 20236 min

VITREUS is a new digital infrastructure aimed at revolutionizing the financial services sector. The first-to-market platform is being developed for businesses such as Broker Dealers, Tax/Accounting Firms, Insurance Carriers, Small Banks, Credit Unions, and the RIA market, with a focus on providing a compliant and secure solution to their needs. VITREUS is designed to handle the heavy compliance lifting, ease the burden of physical storage, and automate an array of business processes that the financial services...

by GlobeNewswire

Blockchain

GoLogiq Appoints Peter Bordes to its Board of Directors

February 10, 20237 min

GoLogiq, Inc. (OTC: GOLQ), a U.S.-based global provider of fintech and consumer data analytics, has appointed tech industry visionary and venture investor, Peter Bordes, to its board of directors. Bordes has been a lifelong entrepreneur with more than 30 years of executive and board experience leading private and public companies across the Fintech, AdTech, media and technology sectors. He also brings to GoLogiq extensive experience in venture investing focused on disruptive innovation. “I’m fortunate to have...

by BusinessWire

Payments

Entrust Names Bhagwat Swaroop as President, Digital Security Sol

February 9, 20234 min

Swaroop will drive Entrust digital security business to address critical network and data security challenges for customers

by BusinessWire

Security

CertiK Releases Web3 Security Report 2022

January 13, 20234 min

CertiK, the global leader in smart contract and blockchain security, released its 2022 Web3 Security report. The report offers expert insight into some of the most impactful trends and incidents of 2022, insights on centralized crypto organizations and decentralized blockchain technology, and some of the major bad actors in the Web3 world. The report also details the industry-wide changes that will be needed for Web3 to deliver on its promise of building a freer, fairer...

by PRNewswire

Security

Casa Announces Ethereum Security Solution

December 1, 20225 min

Ethereum storage will be offered to Casa members New app with enhanced user experience will debut in January 2023 New membership plans will be introduced shortly thereafter Casa, the leading bitcoin storage company that offers members unparalleled security, simplicity, and control over their digital wealth, today announced the next phase of the company’s journey to help people own, secure, and manage their assets and investments with ease. Casa will soon debut a refreshed app, with an enhanced look and feel that will improve members’...

by BusinessWire