Smart contracts

A Hacken report reveals that institutional investors are increasingly prioritizing operational security over one-time smart contract audits. This shift is driven by the fact that most recent large-scale thefts resulted from vulnerabilities in infrastructure and key management rather than code flaws.

The emergence of advanced AI tooling is enabling hackers to efficiently scan and exploit old smart contract vulnerabilities. Experts suggest that continuous reauditing is now a critical operational requirement for maintaining blockchain security.

The IMF highlights that tokenization could revolutionize global finance by enabling near-instant settlement but warns of new infrastructure-based risks. Policymakers are now racing to establish regulatory frameworks to prevent market fragmentation and systemic failure.

DTCC has announced the use of Chainlink infrastructure to power its new blockchain-based collateral management platform. The system aims to modernize global risk management through real-time asset tokenization and automated settlement.