Proof-of-Reserves


Finance

Binance Hires UK-Based Accounting Firm Grant Thornton to Advise on Audits

The crypto exchange was previously dropped by auditing firm Mazars which had been helping the firm with a proof-of-reserves report.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

OKX Latest Proof of Reserves Shows Exchange Over-collateralized

The latest proof of reserves shows that the exchange is 103% collateralized with bitcoin, ether, and USDT.

The industry worries proposed new bank crypto rules are unduly cautious. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Policy

Central Bank Group Unveils Data Project Mapping Crypto Transfers

The new data source could underpin future crypto regulations, according to the German-Dutch central bank project.

The BIS study looked at international transactions on the Bitcoin network (Pixabay)

Tech

Chainlink ‘Proof of Reserve’ Proves Little Beyond Data Going In, Coming Out

Projects like TrueUSD and Paxos are turning to Chainlink to give users transparency into their reserves, but their numbers remain difficult to verify.

Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink Labs)

Finance

OKX Overcomes FTX-Related Concerns Around Crypto Industry in $70M Expansion of Man City Sponsorship

Manchester City and OKX's other partners have been auditing the exchange's proof of reserves to make sure it won't go the same way as FTX.

Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City (Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Innovation and Regulation Can Co-Exist, Top Industry Executives Agree

In a wide-ranging panel discussion at Consensus 2023, a quartet of senior crypto industry executives discussed what's next in the digital asset market's evolution.

(Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Crypto Sector’s Reserve Reports Can’t Be Trusted, Says U.S. Audit Watchdog

Proof-of-reserve reviews aren’t audits, says the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and investors shouldn’t count on them.

(Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images)

Tech

Chainlink, TrueUSD Start Real-Time ‘Mint Lock’ Verification of Stablecoin Reserves

The key is to get information from the bank account where the stablecoin’s reserves are kept to the blockchain-based smart contract that controls issuance of new TUSD.

(DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Finance

OKX’s February Proof-of-Reserves Report Shows $8.6B in ‘Clean Assets’

Data from CryptoQuant maintains that reserves are 100% clean, compared to 94% for Binance and 61% for Huobi.

(Cleveland Trust Co/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

OKX Publishes Proof-of-Reserves Report Showing $7.5B in ‘Clean Assets’

The report shows reserves are largely spread among bitcoin, ether and USDT.

OKX's proof-of-reserves report shows the exchange has $7.5 billion worth of "clean assets." (Shutterstock)

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