Hacken was built to make Web3 a safer place. Nine years in, that mission looks very different from where it started. It started with whether code holding digital assets was secure. That question has not gone away. But now it’s a part of a much more complex list of requirements: governance, cybersecurity, continuous monitoring, and regulatory compliance across dozens of articles at once. The reason requirements grew is visible in where the institutional capital is pointing. Major banks and consultancies project that blockchain will become a structural layer of public financial markets. They also name that barriers to broader adoption are trust and regulatory clarity, rather than technology. That alone signals how much has changed: the crypto of 2017 and the digital asset industry of 2026 are not the same thing. Hacken's solutions have expanded with each new requirement the market placed on digital assets: from smart contract audits in 2018 to establishing institutional trust with solutions for licensing, market entry, AI, resilience frameworks, CORE3 risk intelligence, crypto yield audit, and risk score today. More than 2,000 blockchain entities have gone through that process with us. Nine years later, the architecture of trust in digital assets is still being built. This piece is our read on where it goes next 👉

🤝 @TAGITNETWORK and @Dappitdotio have completed KYC and Due Diligence verification through Hacken Advisory. KYC and Due Diligence verification signals that a project is ready to be held accountable to its investors, community, and the broader market. It is one of the foundational steps teams take before fundraising. Hacken Advisory helps Web3 projects build compliant, audit-ready operations across licensing, governance, and regulatory frameworks.

Security isn't something we compromise on. Bullbit has successfully completed independent security audits conducted by: • Hacken • CertiK • QuillAudits • Verichains Four trusted security firms. Trade with confidence. We've got security covered.

Important notice regarding Neyro Network incident. Our team has reviewed all findings within our scope of engagement. In May 2026, Hacken conducted a smart contract security audit of two contracts on BNB Smart Chain, an initial review and a subsequent remediation review. Nothing beyond those contracts was in scope. Both contracts show no signs of on-chain exploit. The first has never been used since deployment. The second has processed many transactions, all invoking a privileged loop() function restricted to OPERATOR_ROLE — it takes the contract's USDT balance and calls increaseLiquidity() to add liquidity to an existing Uniswap position, with no swaps or arbitrary external calls. To date, no one from the Neyro team has reached out to us regarding this audit or the incident. Full report:

67 incidents. $763.97M gone. Q2 2026 Report is worth reading carefully. Hacken's Security & Compliance Report breaks down what happened, what failed to prevent it, and what that means for the rest of the year:

AI has not triggered a DeFi hackpocalypse. 88% of Q2 losses: compromised keys, infrastructure failures, human error. The hype is ahead of the incident data – but the capability curve is catching up. Hacken in @Cointelegraph:

You already know the winner is taking home $150K, but do you know what's actually inside that prize pool? For 10X Founders Demo Day V2.0 we didn't just assemble a trophy. We assembled a launch stack 🚀 - the exact set of things a team normally burns nine months and half its treasury acquiring one BD call at a time. If you are a founder still fighting through this market cycle, this is your ultimate chance! Capital Investment @SonicLabs - $20,000 in ecosystem grants, a builder program seat and hands-on technical support @injective - up to $20,000 following internal DD Security @hackenclub - $15K in audit credits. The first question every investor asks is “is it audited?” already answered Data & Visibility @AtlasOracleX (backed by CMC) - free CoinMarketCap listing + $5K in oracle price feeds @CointelegraphAc - $10K in media credits to get the story told Growth @Galxe - Essentials Plus, $6K in community growth tooling @Cryptic_Web3 - $5K growth marketing package Infrastructure @1inch - $5K in API access on Custom Plan, built on top of one of Web3’s most used swap layers From the hosts @InspiraLabsHQ - $20K in acceleration, mentorship and GTM support @Yellow - $20K in advisory, market making and Yellow SDK support @cicada_mm - $20K in market making and Launchpad credits That’s $150K, not a prize - a full go-to-market package for a team that’s ready 🎯 And one more thing worth saying out loud: the pool goes to the winner, but nobody walks off this stage with nothing. Every finalist leaves with a judge scorecard, an honest read from people who evaluate projects for a living. That kind of feedback usually takes months and a hundred cold DMs to earn 8 founders. One stage. August 25 🔥 🔗 Apply now:

We are thrilled to announce that Yellow is officially co-hosting the 10X Founders Demo Day v2.0! ⚡️ Building in Web3 takes more than just a great idea, it takes robust infrastructure and the right partners. With a massive $150K+ prize pool, we are giving early-stage founders the ultimate launchpad to turn promising ideas into fully functioning, high-growth realities. This is the lineup we've been building toward. ⚓️ Anchor: @SonicLabs 🤝 Co-hosts: @injective @1inch @CointelegraphAc @Galxe @Cryptic_Web3 @hackenclub @AtlasOracleX 📢 Media: @BitcoinNews @CoinMarketCap @CryptoRank_io @Cointelegraph @incrypted @Assemble_io 📖 Read the full press release: If you've got something worth showing, August 25 is your day. Apply now →

Nine years of building, 45 million users, and a new era of trust. 🌍🚀 KuCoin just dropped its 2026 H1 Review, Beyond the Signal, for its 9th anniversary, highlighting the platform's evolution from providing simple market access to building a secure, trust-first crypto ecosystem. The latest KuCoin blog breaks down the massive milestones: 📈 Unprecedented Global Scale: Surpassed 45 million global users and 1,600+ listed assets, fueled by explosive new-user growth in Latin America (+170%) and Africa (+30%). 🛡️ The $2B Trust Project: 44 consecutive months of Proof of Reserves reporting backed by 14 independent Hacken audits, embedding measurable transparency into the platform's DNA. 🤖 AI-Powered Navigation: KuCoin's AI service layer, KIA, saw a 300% surge in daily active users, transforming how traders discover assets, execute strategies, and manage wealth. 💳 Real-World Utility: Off-chain payment volume tripled, while the KuCoin Web3 Wallet expanded beyond self-custody to offer native perpetuals and access to 260+ tokenized U.S. stocks via Ondo Global Markets. Crypto is no longer just about short-term noise—it’s about verifiable trust, institutional infrastructure, and everyday utility. Read the full H1 2026 review here:

GM 🛡️ In the market storm, BitMart gets you covered： - Cold, warm & hot wallets — secured by HSM, TEE & MPC technology - 2FA, anti-phishing codes, withdrawal whitelists & device management — all built in - Zero-trust architecture, powered by security experts from leading global firms - Regular red-blue team drills + external audits with HackenProof & Noneage - Bug bounty program — partnering with white-hat hackers worldwide Trade with confidence. With BitMart. 🏦