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Strengthening Crypto Security via MiCA Compliance

Background The newly adopted European Union (EU) Regulation on Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA Regulation) aims to provide a unified framework to regulate crypto-asset markets. Crypto-assets are defined in the MiCA Regulation very broadly as ”a digital representation of a value or of a right that is able to be transferred

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Decred – DEX Integration for Zcash

As the Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead, Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) has requested Least Authority perform a security audit of the Decred DEX Zcash (ZEC) integration. Decred DEX is a decentralized exchange built by the Decred Project, and the scope of this audit is Zcash’s (ZEC) integration with the exchange. Our

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Our Role as the Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead

At the end of March 2024, our team at Least Authority was selected for the role of Zcash Ecosystem Security Lead, after responding to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the role on the Zcash Forums.  Per the Zcash Community RFP: “This role is integral in enhancing the security, usability, and

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Aligned Layer – Operator AVS and Smart Contracts

Our team performed a security audit for Aligned Layer of their Operator AVS and smart contracts. Aligned Layer is a verification layer for zero-knowledge proofs using Eigen Layer. Our final audit report was completed on December 3, 2024. To read the full report, including our findings, click here: Report

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Linea – zkEVM Crypto Beta v1

Consensys Software, Inc. requested that Least Authority perform a security audit of Linea zkEVM (crypto-beta-v1) and cryptography libraries. Linea implements zkEVM based on the Wizard protocol and the gnark library. Our final audit report was completed on November 26, 2024. To read the full report, including our findings, click here:

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Building Credibility: Our Industry Alliances, Partnerships, and Recognitions

Strategic Alliances: Reflecting Dedication and Global Involvement The Importance of Strategic Alliances Forming alliances and joining industry associations allows us to expand our reach as experts in security and privacy. These partnerships signal reliability to clients and provide a platform for joint marketing, knowledge-sharing, and contributing to industry standards, ultimately

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World – SMPC Protocol (2nd Review)

Our team performed a security audit of World‘s secure multi-party computation protocol (SMPC Protocol), which is used to match a given iris against a database of iris shares. Our team previously reviewed this implementation and delivered a Final Audit Report on April 4, 2024. In this review, we examined the

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Announcing a New Collaboration With Bugcrowd

We are pleased to announce our collaboration with Bugcrowd.  Our mission is to support people’s right to privacy through security consulting and building secure solutions. As a leader in the security of distributed systems, we offer consulting services, develop privacy-enhancing solutions, and contribute to the advancement of related open source

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