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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
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Cantina MDR secures Web3 protocols through real time incident response

Managed Detection and Response for Digital Asset Economy

Cantina’s MDR bridges detection containment and recovery for digital assets organizations ensuring fast structured and trusted response under threat

Cantina and Hypernative join forces to deliver real-time monitoring, threat detection, and managed incident response for Web3 protocols.

Cantina x Hypernative: Setting the Standard for Web3 MDR

Cantina and Hypernative launch a Web3 Managed Detection and Response partnership delivering real-time threat detection and guaranteed incident response.

MDR ensures fast, structured response to threats, reducing loss and improving protocol resilience.

MDR: Preventing Protocol Collapse

Cantina’s MDR helps protocols act with structure under pressure, preventing loss through clear authority and coordinated response.

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Building trust in DeFi through institutional custody, compliance integration, and governance structures for scalable adoption.

Institutional Custody and Compliance in DeFi

Explore how custody, compliance, and governance controls enable institutional confidence and regulatory alignment in DeFi systems.
Paul
August 25, 2025
Best Practices
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August 25, 2025
Discover the top 8 Web3 cyberattack vectors in 2025 covering access flaws governance risks MEV exposure and supply chain threats to protocols.

Top 8 Web3 Attack Vectors in 2025

Explore the top 8 Web3 security vectors in 2025 - from access control to MEV, governance, and supply chain risks—and why they still matter.
Paul
August 21, 2025
Spearbit
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August 21, 2025
MDR ensures fast, structured response to threats, reducing loss and improving protocol resilience.

MDR: Preventing Protocol Collapse

Cantina’s MDR helps protocols act with structure under pressure, preventing loss through clear authority and coordinated response.
Paul
August 21, 2025
News
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August 21, 2025
Cantina’s Secure Protocol Season: building audit-ready systems for faster, safer launches.

Launch-Ready Means Review-Ready

Structured audits turn launches into high-signal, secure deployments. Cantina helps teams prepare systems for review and production.
Paul
August 20, 2025
Spearbit
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August 20, 2025
Beyond smart contract audits: The rise of the Security Architect role in Web3, shaping governance, infrastructure, and operational security.

The Rise of the Security Architect in Web3

Cantina is searching for researchers ready to grow into security architects, shaping how Web3 protocols structure risk, governance, and resilience.
Paul
August 19, 2025
News
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August 19, 2025
Spearbit outlines TRON security across design, implementation, governance, and operations to safeguard high-value deployments.

TRON Smart Contract Security Lifecycle

Security across the TRON development lifecycle. Spearbit reviews design, governance, and operations to protect protocols under stress.
Paul
August 18, 2025
Spearbit
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August 18, 2025
Security tips to protect dApps on BNB Chain

Top 15 Security Tips for BNB Chain Developers

Key security practices for BNB Chain development, from nonce validation to incident response, to help prevent costly exploits.
Paul
August 14, 2025
Spearbit
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August 14, 2025
Cantina prepares DeFi for Hong Kong stablecoin licenses

Hong Kong Stablecoin Licensing: Institutional Readiness

How Cantina helps DeFi protocols meet Hong Kong’s new stablecoin licensing rules and prepare for institutional-grade compliance.
Paul
August 12, 2025
Case Studies
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August 12, 2025
Full-lifecycle security for Ethereum sequencing systems

Lifecycle Security in Ethereum Sequencing Systems

Spearbit outlines security models, risks, and lifecycle reviews for Ethereum sequencers in rollup-centric scaling.
Paul
August 12, 2025
Spearbit
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August 12, 2025
Plan smarter security reviews. Match timing to system maturity for better coverage and faster fixes.

When to Schedule a Security Review for Web3 Systems

Learn when to plan your security review based on architecture type, from rollups to upgrades.
Paul
August 12, 2025
Security Guides
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August 12, 2025
$100K mainnet CTF by Aave × Cantina ends with zero breaches after weeks of live adversarial testing.

Aave × Cantina: $100K Mainnet CTF Ends Without Exploit

Aave and Cantina ran a $100K mainnet CTF on Aptos. Live contracts faced real attacks. None succeeded.
Paul
August 11, 2025
News
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August 11, 2025
Case study on preventing payment stream exploits

Stream Correctness Under Pressure: Lessons from Pre-Launch Reviews

How a streaming protocol avoided launch-day bugs by fixing time-based overpayment and resume logic. Lessons from a focused Cantina review.
Paul
August 7, 2025
Case Studies
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August 7, 2025
How Cantina helps protocols meet compliance expectations using existing smart contract controls like multisigs and timelocks.

Compliance Bridge: Mapping Smart Contract Security to Regulatory Requirements

Cantina helps organizations surface access, upgrade, and governance controls that meet institutional standards without centralizing design.
Paul
August 5, 2025
Case Studies
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August 5, 2025
Top 9 smart contract risks in TON. A clear guide to avoid costly design flaws in Tact and FunC.

Secure Contract Development in TON: Top 9 Pitfalls in Tact & FunC

A practical guide for building resilient smart contracts in TON. Avoid top design flaws in Tact & FunC and build with audit-aligned patterns.
Paul
August 5, 2025
Spearbit
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August 5, 2025
Streamlined bounty workflows: better control, scoped submissions, and transparent audit logs on Cantina.

Cantina Code: Access, Oversight, and Submission Clarity

Cantina’s latest updates improve access control, submission clarity, and platform auditability for high-trust bounty workflows.
Paul
August 4, 2025
Changelog
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August 4, 2025
A clear guide to strengthening DeFIAI protocols with role separation, fallback logic, and verifiable agent behavior—built for institutional trust.

DeFIAI: Where Capital Meets Coordination

How DeFIAI handles coordination, agent risk, and what Cantina looks for during security reviews.
Paul
August 1, 2025
Ecosystem
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August 1, 2025
Explore essential Web3 security principles for institutional teams. Learn how to assess smart contracts, governance, and infrastructure risk.

Security Fundamentals for the Digital Asset Economy

A clear, institutional guide to Web3 security. Covers key risks, smart contract reviews, and safeguards for participating in the digital asset economy.
Paul
August 1, 2025
News
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August 1, 2025
A practical reference for institutions navigating decentralized infrastructure and security

Digital Assets, Defined

A practical glossary for institutions and navigating digital asset systems, smart contracts, governance, custody, and Web3 infrastructure.
Paul
July 30, 2025
Security Guides
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July 30, 2025
Digital Asset Market Clarity Act: Institutional Integration for Regulated Crypto Systems

Digital Asset Market Clarity Act: Secure, Regulated Infrastructure

Cantina helps organizations align with the CLARITY Act through secure, verifiable systems built for regulatory oversight and institutional confidence.
Paul
July 29, 2025
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July 29, 2025
What matters before researchers get involved: a checklist for preparing smart contracts for review.

How to Prepare for a Smart Contract Review?

Use this smart contract audit checklist to get review-ready. Cover threat models, testing, access control, and deployment.
Paul
July 29, 2025
Guides
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July 29, 2025
U.S. OBBBA 2025 shapes a compliant framework for digital assets, guiding institutions toward secure, transparent DeFi systems.

OBBBA Act: New Security Standards for Digital Assets

Cantina enables DeFi organizations to align with OBBBA compliance by delivering reviewable, secure, and institution-ready infrastructure.
Paul
July 25, 2025
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July 25, 2025
EigenCloud empowers teams to build verifiable applications with offchain execution, programmable enforcement, and modular trust architecture.

Secure by Design: Programmable Trust on EigenCloud

EigenCloud enables offchain execution with cryptoeconomic guarantees. AVSs define correctness while EigenVerify ensures enforcement and dispute resolution.
Paul
July 25, 2025
Case Studies
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July 25, 2025
Comprehensive guide to securing DePIN systems, from smart contracts and hardware to orchestration layers and governance paths.

DePIN Security Best Practices

A technical guide to securing DePIN systems across contracts, devices, orchestration, and governance - designed for real-world infrastructure.
Paul
July 24, 2025
Spearbit
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July 24, 2025
Pectra’s upgrade triggered a $2M client and spec review. Cantina led the coordination to validate Ethereum’s next milestone release.

Cantina × Ethereum: $2M Pectra Security Competition

Cantina and the Ethereum Foundation coordinated a $2M competition reviewing every client and spec ahead of the Pectra upgrade.
Paul
July 24, 2025
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July 24, 2025
Web3SOC brings structured classification to DeFi. Coinbase partners with Cantina to advance institutional standards and transparency.

Coinbase Collaborates with Cantina to Advance Web3SOC

Coinbase joins Cantina to advance Web3SOC a classification system for operational security and regulatory readiness in institutional DeFi
Paul
July 23, 2025
News
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July 23, 2025
How stablecoin operators can align with the UK’s FCA CP25/14, with a focus on permission logic, custody, redemptions, and operational resilience.

Institutional Index: UK Stablecoin Rules

UK regulators move on stablecoins. Cantina outlines security risks and system design patterns critical for compliance with FCA CP25/14.
Paul
July 22, 2025
News
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July 22, 2025
Cantina powers $34M+ in bug bounties for top Web3 orgs. Structured rewards and expert reviews enable high-signal, scalable security.

Cantina Bug Bounty Programs: $34M+ in Active Opportunities

Cantina powers over $34M in bug bounty opportunities across leading Web3 organizations.
Paul
July 18, 2025
Ecosystem
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July 18, 2025
Coinbase and Cantina launch a $5M bounty program focused on securing Coinbase’s onchain products.

A Closer Look at Coinbase’s $5M Bug Bounty Program on Cantina

Coinbase launches a $5M bug bounty with Cantina, opening its full onchain stack including Base for expert-led vulnerability discovery and review.
Paul
July 17, 2025
News
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July 17, 2025
Stress-testing DeFi agents with Spearbit to catch model failures, unscoped logic, and runtime risks before production.

DeFi AI: Securing the Autonomous Frontier

Spearbit stress-tests DeFi agents to validate logic, prevent failure under pressure, and close gaps static audits miss in live model-based execution.
Paul
July 15, 2025
Spearbit
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July 15, 2025
How Sui and Aptos enforce token control using capabilities, deny lists, and programmable policies.

Token Capabilities in Move-Based Architectures

Explore how Sui and Aptos enforce token rules through capabilities, deny lists, and policy logic to build secure, compliant Move-based systems.
Paul
July 15, 2025
Spearbit
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July 15, 2025
End-to-end view of Cantina’s security management system—streamlining triage, findings, and reviewer coordination.

Cantina Code: Purpose-Built Security Infrastructure

Explore how Cantina’s unified dashboard simplifies security review coordination, offering seamless access to active projects, teams, and workflows.
Paul
July 10, 2025
Changelog
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July 10, 2025
ZKVMs introduce new proof surfaces, Spearbit ensures constraint logic, relay governance, and Bitcoin integration are secure before production deployment.

ZKVMs and Bitcoin: Security Across Proof Systems

Spearbit evaluates zkVM logic, circuit constraints, and Bitcoin relays to secure verifiable compute across cross-chain environments and zero-knowledge systems.
Paul
July 10, 2025
Spearbit
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July 10, 2025
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