S&P Global

6 days agoNews Editor

S&P Global closes OpenZeppelin acquisition to expand digital asset risk assessment

S&P Global said it has completed its acquisition of onchain security firm OpenZeppelin, a deal that was first announced on Sept. 17, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company said the transaction will add to its digital asset risk assessment business and support both traditional financial institutions and onchain finance companies in evaluating smart contract and underlying technology risks. Founded in 2015, OpenZeppelin provides smart contract security audits, secure development services, and an open-source contract library. Its security team has completed more than 900 audit engagements and identified more than 10,000 vulnerabilities before products went live. The company said OpenZeppelin Contracts has supported more than $38 trillion in cumulative value transferred across major stablecoins and tokenized funds. After the deal, OpenZeppelin will continue to operate as an independent business unit. Founder Demian Brener will remain with the company and report to Yann Le Pallec, president of S&P Global Ratings. OpenZeppelin Contracts will remain open-source, free to use, and publicly maintained.

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Kamino

12 days agoNews Editor

Kamino adopts Chainlink CCIP as risk benchmark for cross-chain collateral

Kamino said it has adopted Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, as its risk assessment standard for cross-chain collateral after what it described as an extensive security review. Under the arrangement, assets secured by CCIP will be eligible for higher borrowing caps and higher loan-to-value ratios across Kamino markets. The company said the move comes as it expands support for institutional-grade tokenized collateral, making cross-chain security a core part of market design. Chainlink also confirmed the setup. The update ties collateral treatment on Kamino more directly to the security framework used for cross-chain assets and sets the terms under which those assets can receive more favorable lending parameters on the platform.

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DeFi

13 days agoNews Editor

DeFi vaults top $10 billion as regulators scrutinize yield products and curator control

Capital flowing into DeFi yield vaults has climbed past $10 billion, according to a Financial Times report published on Oct. 19, marking growth of more than 150% from roughly $4 billion at the start of 2025. Some products are offering yields above 20%, drawing interest from fintech firms, hedge funds and crypto-native companies. At the same time, regulators are paying closer attention to how these structures work, especially when vault managers retain meaningful discretion over asset allocation, collateral settings, interest rates or liquidation thresholds. Data cited from S&P Global and DefiLlama shows how quickly the on-chain lending segment has expanded. S&P Global said digital-asset lending vault deposits rose from about $1.5 billion in September 2024 to $10 billion in September 2026. DefiLlama data dated Oct. 19 showed Morpho with about $11.04 billion in total value locked, around $5.61 billion in outstanding loans and roughly $22.22 million in lending fees over the past 30 days. The report also noted that Morpho’s TVL is not the same metric as vault deposits and should not be treated as directly comparable. The regulatory debate is now centering on legal classification and risk transmission. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said on July 22 that some DeFi vaults and on-chain lending activities could meet the legal tests for investment contracts, investment companies or investment advisers. Market concerns have also turned to whether stressed collateral sales, leverage loops and concentrated liquidations could recreate liquidity strains reminiscent of the failures of Celsius, Voyager and Genesis in 2022, even though some DeFi vaults use overcollateralization and automated liquidation with more transparent on-chain fund flows.

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S&P Global Ratings

27 days agoNews Editor

S&P Global Ratings rolls out AAA-like risk framework for DeFi lending vaults

S&P Global Ratings has introduced an AAA-like risk assessment framework for cryptocurrency lending vaults, adding a traditional credit-style lens to a fast-growing corner of decentralized finance. The move comes as deposits in on-chain lending products reached a record $10 billion, while the market itself has expanded by nearly seven times over the past two years. According to the report cited by Techub News, the new framework is designed to give investors a clearer way to compare risk across a growing range of lending products. The development links a major ratings provider with a segment of crypto finance that has been scaling quickly, at a time when investors are looking for more structured tools to evaluate product differences and risk exposure.

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S&P Global Ratings

27 days agoNews Editor

S&P Global Ratings rolls out VRA framework for on-chain lending vaults

S&P Global Ratings on Oct. 5 introduced Vault Risk Assessment, or VRA, a risk evaluation framework for on-chain lending vaults. The framework is designed for vaults that provide liquidity to blockchain lending markets backed by crypto assets or tokenized real-world assets (RWA) as collateral. Under the methodology, S&P said it will assess a mix of factors, including the credit risk of underlying assets, protocol and blockchain risk, vault manager risk, and liquidity. The framework uses rating symbols such as AAA(v), with AAA(v) indicating the lowest level of risk within the system. S&P also drew a clear line between VRA and its conventional ratings work, saying the assessment is not a traditional credit rating. It added that VRA does not evaluate a vault’s yield and does not guarantee its credit quality.

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S&P Global Ratings

27 days agoNews Editor

S&P Global Ratings rolls out risk framework for on-chain lending vaults

S&P Global Ratings has introduced a new risk assessment framework for on-chain lending vaults, according to The Block. The report says deposits in the sector have reached $10 billion, up from $1.5 billion two years ago. The framework is designed to evaluate several areas of risk tied to these vaults, including credit, liquidity, manager, blockchain, protocol, security, and governance risks. The first batch of vault assessments will be released later. The move adds a formal ratings-style approach to a segment of crypto lending that has grown sharply in size over the past two years, based on the figures cited in the report.

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SlowMist

2 months agoNews Editor

SlowMist’s MistTrack Agent Goes Live on FinchTech AI for Address and Tx Hash Tracking

SlowMist’s onchain investigation platform MistTrack has launched its AI agent on FinchTech AI, according to Techub News. The agent allows users to enter a wallet address or a transaction hash and then automatically trace the flow of funds onchain. It also provides an assessment of onchain risk based on the submitted data. The update links MistTrack’s investigation capabilities with FinchTech AI, which is described as an artificial intelligence platform focused on financial technology. The announcement was attributed to SlowMist Team’s account.

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BlockchainFX

4 months agoNews Editor 01

BlockchainFX Raises $14.67M in Presale, CertiK Score Only 15%? Full Anjouan License Risk Breakdown

BlockchainFX's presale hits $14.67M, nearing soft cap. CertiK audit finds no critical bugs but scores 15% coverage. Anjouan license excludes US, EU, UK investors. Team KYC-verified but anonymous. Five risk questions every buyer must answer.

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