8 stories about Audit from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Sep 6, 2026.
Tether-backed Orionx is shutting down permanently after an audit revealed a $7 million gap in customer assets. The audit found that funds were moved to wallets outside Orionx's custody, raising concerns about asset security.
Tether, the company behind the USDT stablecoin, has completed its first full audit, which it passed. This addresses the longest-running open criticism of the leading stablecoin company and confirms sufficient reserves.
Tether said KPMG gave its 2025 financial statements a clean opinion, a milestone for the company after years of questions about the reserves backing USDT.
Kraken has won a $22 million arbitration case against Mazars, its former auditor, for abandoning a nearly completed audit. The case stems from Operation Choke Point 2.0, a government initiative targeting financial services for cryptocurrencies.
DeFi Dev Corp has launched a new tool to automatically audit smart contracts for vulnerabilities. The tool is currently in beta and has already identified critical bugs in several popular DeFi projects.
A security researcher audited 200 blockchain-related NPM packages and found they are either deprecated or pose hijacking risks. This highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in open-source blockchain development tools.
Taylor Hornby, who uncovered the Orchard flaw that sent Zcash down 38%, says other privacy coins are on his list too.
A new bill aims to create a 1 million BTC reserve for the U.S. government, with a 20-year lockup period. It also requires quarterly proof-of-reserve disclosures and third-party audits.