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Truebit TRU zero price overflow exploit unlimited minting and $26M loss with maintenance lessons for legacy contracts.

The Truebit Exploit Explained

How an unchecked addition in a 0.5.3 pricing function drove TRU’s purchase price to zero enabling unlimited minting and a $26M loss plus maintenance lessons.

Paul

January 16, 2026

Security Guides

Cantina offers free DNS monitoring and baseline scans to spot DNS abuse, hijacks, and lookalike domains early, then escalate to MDR for fast response.

Cantina Launches Free DNS Monitoring for Early Threat Signal

Get free DNS monitoring and baseline scans to map your domain surface area, catch DNS abuse early, and tighten posture before users are impacted.

Paul

January 15, 2026

News

AI driven threat intelligence for 2026 Web3 security.

Why 2026 Web3 Security Needs AI Threat Intelligence

After $3.35B lost in 2025, 2026 needs AI driven threat intelligence that detects rehearsal patterns, ranks real risk, and proves fixes with evidence.

Paul

January 14, 2026

Best Practices

MDR spots rehearsal patterns repeated calls, reverts, ordering pressure and turns them into fast, auditable containment on high throughput chains.

Why High Throughput Chains Need MDR

Low fees let attackers rehearse on mainnet. See how MDR uses sequence aware detection, clear escalation, and fast containment to stop exploits.

Paul

January 14, 2026

Best Practices

Zero trust IAM for Web3: strong auth, least privilege, lifecycle automation, and onchain role alignment.

Zero Trust Identity and Access for Web3 Protocols

Implement zero trust IAM in Web3 with strong auth, least privilege, automated lifecycle, mapped onchain roles, and Spearbit’s identity audit approach.

Paul

January 13, 2026

Spearbit

Cantina x Centrifuge 2026 guide to securing real world assets with correctness, governance, eligibility, and off chain integrity.

Cantina x Centrifuge: Securing Real-World Assets in 2026

A 2026 RWA security guide by Cantina and Centrifuge covering contract correctness, data integrity, governance, eligibility, and off chain controls.

Paul

January 13, 2026

Guides

ESRB warning on stablecoins and multi issuer risk with Cantina’s audit and Web3SOC approach.

ESRB Stablecoin Warnings Multi Issuer Risk

ESRB’s 2025 warning on stablecoins and multi issuer risk, with Cantina’s blueprint for governance alignment, redemption parity, and cross border controls.

Paul

January 12, 2026

Guides

From alert to action in minutes, simulate your worst attack and see how MDR adds preapproved authority, playbooks, and logged execution.

Simulate Your Worst Attack With Cantina MDR

Run a live incident drill that maps alerts, authority, and pause paths, and see how Cantina MDR turns detection into containment in minutes.

Paul

January 9, 2026

News

Zero Trust Identity and Access for Web3 Protocols

How to implement zero trust IAM for Web3 with strong authentication, least privilege roles, automated lifecycle, onchain governance, and Spearbit audits.

Paul

January 8, 2026

Spearbit

How Cantina helps builders and institutions move from point-in-time assurance to operational proof, with MDR, audits, and Web3SOC, in 2026.

Cantina for Newcomers

See how Cantina delivers full lifecycle security, with audits, MDR, bounties, AI security, and Web3SOC for builders and institutions in 2026.

Paul

January 7, 2026

News

DeFi security for contracts and wallets multisig and MPC policies bounded approvals and explicit invariants.

Smart Contract and Wallet Security for DeFi

Guide to securing DeFi with multisig and MPC design approval hygiene explicit contract invariants stress testing and integrated audit practices

Paul

January 6, 2026

Spearbit

January 2026 crypto regulatory signals and how to align now

January 2026 Regulatory Signals for Crypto

EU MiCA UK FCA and US SEC signals for 2026 and how crypto teams must align custody disclosures authorization pathways and incident response

Paul

January 6, 2026

News

Uniswap 2025: programmable liquidity and industry leading security with Cantina.

Cantina x Uniswap Labs 2025: A Historic Year For Liquidity, Institutions, And Security

Uniswap’s 2025 set a benchmark for liquidity and trust: v4 Hooks, CCA, Trading API, Monad and Unichain, smart wallet work, and a 15.5M USDC DeFi bounty.

Paul

December 24, 2025

2025 Spotlights

Cantina x LI.FI 2025 security spotlight for cross-chain aggregation

Cantina x LI.FI 2025: Secure aggregation for the crosschain stack

Cantina spotlights LI.FI in 2025 for secure cross chain aggregation backed by Diamond facets audits, a 1M bug bounty, and a 455k competition.

Paul

December 23, 2025

2025 Spotlights

BNB Chain builder security playbook from Cantina, HashDit, and Lista — chain-aware testing, monitoring, and governance best practices.

BNB Chain Builder Security Playbook by Cantina, HashDit, and Lista

Practical security playbook for BNB Chain: threat modeling, stress tests, layered oracle checks, MEV defenses, pause/timelocks. With HashDit & Lista.

Paul

December 23, 2025

Best Practices

Web2 weak links keep getting Web3 hacked and how to fix them.

The Web2 Weak Link In Web3 Security

Off chain systems like DNS apps consoles and cloud are common entry points. See how attackers pivot and how full stack reviews cut risk.

Paul

December 22, 2025

Best Practices

From alert to pause in minutes MDR delivers playbooks owners off hours escalation and auditable actions that institutions now expect

Cantina x Hypernative: MDR as the Security Baseline for 2026

Why MDR is the 2026 operating model from alert to containment rehearsed playbooks named authority off hours escalation and evidence trails

Paul

December 19, 2025

News

Inside Base’s bridge security program with Cantina layered audits validator rigor and a $5M bounty for institution grade assurance

Base Sets the Standard for Bridge Security with Cantina

Base and Coinbase set a high bar for Base to Solana bridge. Cantina audited validator logic and onchain components with a $5M bounty.

Paul

December 18, 2025

Best Practices

Solana security and compliance guide for institutional adoption

Cantina x SOL Strategies Solana Security and Compliance in 2026

How Solana teams align security and compliance for institutional adoption governance keys monitoring and evidence from Cantina x SOL Strategies

Paul

December 17, 2025

Guides

MDR playbook to pause a protocol in under one minute.

MDR: Pause a Protocol in One Minute

How to decide authorize and execute a protocol pause in under one minute with MDR preapproved criteria, pre signed transactions, and 24x7 monitoring.

Paul

December 17, 2025

Best Practices

Cantina x PancakeSwap 2025 security spotlight on Infinity

Cantina x PancakeSwap in 2025: Secure DEX Infrastructure

In 2025 Cantina and PancakeSwap launched a 1M USDC bounty to pressure test Infinity’s modular vault pool managers hooks and universal router for institutions

Paul

December 16, 2025

2025 Spotlights

Inside Coinbase x Cantina 2025 onchain security program $5M bounty audits competition and standards for the safest entry into Web3

Cantina x Coinbase 2025: Onchain Security For The Safest Entry Into Web3

In 2025 Coinbase and Cantina ran a $5M onchain bounty structured audits and a focused competition while collaborating on Web3SOC.

Paul

December 15, 2025

2025 Spotlights

What SEC rulemaking means in 2025 for crypto firms custody segregation disclosures auditability incident response and institutional trust.

SEC Rulemaking in 2025 What Crypto Firms Must Do

The SEC is moving from enforcement to rulemaking. Learn the controls crypto firms need now custody segregation disclosures audits and response.

Paul

December 11, 2025

Guides

SOC 2 Type II achieved Cantina’s controls for security availability and confidentiality independently audited and verified.

Cantina Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification

Cantina announces SOC 2 Type II certification and a continued commitment to audited enterprise grade security and operational maturity.

Paul

December 11, 2025

News

In 2025, Cantina spotlighted Ethereum security: Pectra’s $2M client layer competition, lessons for Fusaka, and what institutions should expect.

2025: A Historic Year for Ethereum Security

2025 recap: Cantina’s Pectra security competition, takeaways for Fusaka, and the institutional bar for client layer security on Ethereum.

Paul

December 10, 2025

2025 Spotlights

2025 security spotlight: Cantina and Morpho’s $2.5M bounty, Vaults V2 competition, and audits harden institutional-grade lending.

Cantina x Morpho 2025: Securing Modular Lending

Why Cantina spotlighted Morpho in 2025: Vaults V2 guardrails, isolated markets, and a $2.5M bounty securing permissionless, institutional lending.

Paul

December 9, 2025

2025 Spotlights

Zero trust IAM for Web3, strong auth, device posture, least privilege, and mapped onchain roles for operational security.

Zero Trust IAM for Web3 Protocols

Design zero trust identity and access for Web3: SSO, hardware MFA, least privilege, multisigs, onchain roles, and how Spearbit audits IAM.

Paul

December 9, 2025

Spearbit

WalletConnect x Cantina in 2025: scaling secure, composable access across wallets, apps, and institutions.

Cantina x WalletConnect: Securing $400B+ in 2025

In 2025, WalletConnect powered secure connectivity for $400B+ in volume. See how Cantina supported its scale, safety, and institutional reach.

Paul

December 5, 2025

News

Honoring Alex Beregszazi, co-founder of Cantina, as he transitions to his next chapter after four transformative years.

Thank You, Alex Beregszaszi - Cantina Co-Founder

Alex Beregszazi helped build Cantina from the ground up. As he moves on, we reflect on his legacy and what’s next for the team and mission.

Paul

December 5, 2025

News

Cantina × Euler: 2025 security spotlight on how permissionless lending became modular, observable, and stress-tested for institutional trust.

Cantina × Euler 2025: Modular Lending, Secured

In 2025, Euler redefined permissionless lending with modular security. Cantina spotlights how the architecture holds up—and what’s next in 2026.

Paul

December 4, 2025

2025 Spotlights

In 2025, EigenCloud redefined verifiable compute. Cantina spotlights its security surface, AVS enforcement, and what teams must get right.

Cantina x EigenCloud: Verifiable AI in 2025

Why Cantina spotlighted EigenCloud in 2025: new security models, verifiable AI, and what infra teams must prepare for next.

Paul

December 3, 2025

2025 Spotlights

Illustration of how organizations build a security-first culture with integrated workflows, governance, and behavioral alignment.

Security First Culture for Growth Organizations

A practical guide to building a security-first culture that scales with your team. Align people, processes, and velocity without sacrificing protection.

Paul

December 2, 2025

Spearbit

Cantina Blog

Cantina Launches Free DNS Monitoring for Early Threat Signal

Cantina Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification

Managed Detection and Response for Digital Asset Economy

Cantina x Hypernative: Setting the Standard for Web3 MDR

The Truebit Exploit Explained

Cantina Launches Free DNS Monitoring for Early Threat Signal

Why 2026 Web3 Security Needs AI Threat Intelligence

Why High Throughput Chains Need MDR

Zero Trust Identity and Access for Web3 Protocols

Cantina x Centrifuge: Securing Real-World Assets in 2026

ESRB Stablecoin Warnings Multi Issuer Risk

Simulate Your Worst Attack With Cantina MDR

Zero Trust Identity and Access for Web3 Protocols

Cantina for Newcomers

Smart Contract and Wallet Security for DeFi

January 2026 Regulatory Signals for Crypto

Cantina x Uniswap Labs 2025: A Historic Year For Liquidity, Institutions, And Security

Cantina x LI.FI 2025: Secure aggregation for the crosschain stack

BNB Chain Builder Security Playbook by Cantina, HashDit, and Lista

The Web2 Weak Link In Web3 Security

Cantina x Hypernative: MDR as the Security Baseline for 2026

Base Sets the Standard for Bridge Security with Cantina

Cantina x SOL Strategies Solana Security and Compliance in 2026

MDR: Pause a Protocol in One Minute

Cantina x PancakeSwap in 2025: Secure DEX Infrastructure

Cantina x Coinbase 2025: Onchain Security For The Safest Entry Into Web3

SEC Rulemaking in 2025 What Crypto Firms Must Do

Cantina Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification

2025: A Historic Year for Ethereum Security

Cantina x Morpho 2025: Securing Modular Lending

Zero Trust IAM for Web3 Protocols

Cantina x WalletConnect: Securing $400B+ in 2025

Thank You, Alex Beregszaszi - Cantina Co-Founder

Cantina × Euler 2025: Modular Lending, Secured

Cantina x EigenCloud: Verifiable AI in 2025

Security First Culture for Growth Organizations