Cardano Kicks Off Independent Audit Of ADA Redemption

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Bitbay has become a fully licensed cryptocurrency exchange in Estonia which introduced stricter rules for the industry last year. The European trading platform has recently passed an independent audit that confirmed its “solvency, security and fiscal responsibility.” Audit Examines AML and KYC Procedures at Bitbay Bitbay, a leading crypto trading platform in Europe, is now a fully licensed and regulated exchange under Estonia’s stringent regulations imposed last fall. The company has been audited by an independent third party which thoroughly examined its accounting....

This inherent separation of power is all in accordance with Charles Hoskinson’s vision. The Cardano (ADA) ecosystem has a complex governance structure, not dissimilar from the way the U.S. democracy operates, with its built-in checks and balances. There are three main players: the Cardano Foundation, EMURGO and IOHK; according to the Foundation’s incoming CEO Frederik Gregaard, the governance will only get more complicated as more organizations join. He also said that he intends to maintain the Foundation’s independence from Cardano’s founder and IOHK CEO, Charles Hoskinson, who created....

Cryptocurrency platforms perform audits to ensure transparency, but it’s not a golden solution to solve all potential trust and security issues. On Dec. 9, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies soared past $535 billion. This is a significant increase from last year, when the cumulative market capitalization of cryptocurrencies was just over $199 billion. With such impressive growth underway, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that companies operating in the cryptocurrency sector are taking additional measures to ensure trust among investors. For instance, some cryptocurrency....

Chinese exchange OKCoin today released details of an audit to prove it holds 104.86% of the bitcoin reserves required to cover customer balances. Going forward, the company will also seek to implement a cryptographic 'merkle tree' verification system, allowing users to verify for themselves that their account balance was included in the audit data. Other China-based exchanges are busy working on audits of their own, following recent demand from the local community for the companies to be more transparent in their accounting. BTC China announced on 19th August that it would allow an....