https://core3.io/blog Latest insights on blockchain security, smart contract audits, and Web3 cybersecurity from CORE3 en-US Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:32:21 GMT https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/coin-gecko-s-cybersecurity-score-now-runs-on-core-3 https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/coin-gecko-s-cybersecurity-score-now-runs-on-core-3 CoinGecko's CEX cybersecurity section now uses CORE3 risk data. Migration from CER.live is finished, and you can already see updated badges on Coingecko. Dmytro Zap Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:19:32 GMT CORE3 News https://core3.io/blog/case-study/kucoin-probability-of-loss https://core3.io/blog/case-study/kucoin-probability-of-loss Is KuCoin risky? What is the Probability of Loss of KuCoin? How did they rank #1 by lowest Probability of Loss? Dmytro Zap Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:35:33 GMT Case studies https://core3.io/blog/Learn/ai-agent-security-in-web3-the-agent-sent-441-788-to-a-stranger-and-nobody-hacked-it https://core3.io/blog/Learn/ai-agent-security-in-web3-the-agent-sent-441-788-to-a-stranger-and-nobody-hacked-it AI agent security in Web3 has two blind spots: the counterparty an agent pays, and the agent's own state after a restart. What risk-aware agents should look like? Dmytro Zap Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:14:38 GMT Learn https://core3.io/blog/Learn/de-fi-risk-metrics-what-tvl-market-cap-and-protocol-owned-liquidity-actually-measure https://core3.io/blog/Learn/de-fi-risk-metrics-what-tvl-market-cap-and-protocol-owned-liquidity-actually-measure Which DeFi risk metrics measure size, price, and hype, and the one number built for the risk question first? Dmytro Zap Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:17:24 GMT Learn https://core3.io/blog/case-study/insights-from-20b-risk-assessed-defi-vault-issuers https://core3.io/blog/case-study/insights-from-20b-risk-assessed-defi-vault-issuers On-chain vaults break the risk-reward rule: $20B earns under 4% while double-digit yields sit nearly empty. How to read issuer risk before yield? Dmytro Zap Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:37:12 GMT Case studies https://core3.io/blog/case-study/core-3-x-trading-strategy-partnership-risk-benchmarked-yield-comes-to-de-fi https://core3.io/blog/case-study/core-3-x-trading-strategy-partnership-risk-benchmarked-yield-comes-to-de-fi CORE3 partners with Trading Strategy to add project-level risk data to the yield-bearing vaults Dmytro Zap Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:56:12 GMT Case studies https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/continuous-risk-monitoring-in-web3-can-see-the-attack-it-cannot-say-no https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/continuous-risk-monitoring-in-web3-can-see-the-attack-it-cannot-say-no Most crypto risk management watches attacks it cannot block. Compare read path vs write path, and learn how to know if your counterparty has gates. Dmytro Zap Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:57:33 GMT Web3 Risks https://core3.io/blog/case-study/valr-is-the-first-cryptocurrency-exchange-to-verify-its-risk-practices-against-a-public-probability-of-loss-index https://core3.io/blog/case-study/valr-is-the-first-cryptocurrency-exchange-to-verify-its-risk-practices-against-a-public-probability-of-loss-index Self-regulation starts to work in Web3, why it's important, and how it will influence VALR's CoinGecko Trust Score? Dmytro Zap Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:08:57 GMT Case studies https://core3.io/blog/Learn/how-to-build-your-own-crypto-risk-framework-and-why-most-investors-don-t https://core3.io/blog/Learn/how-to-build-your-own-crypto-risk-framework-and-why-most-investors-don-t Why Axie Infinity really collapsed (it was not the bridge): the six-domain crypto risk framework you can build to flag the next one before it happens. Dmytro Zap Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:24:00 GMT Learn https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/the-cost-of-fake-trust-signals-in-web3 https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/the-cost-of-fake-trust-signals-in-web3 Crypto's trust signals get faked daily. Here's which ones, why they break, and what PoL measures instead. Dmytro Zap Thu, 21 May 2026 12:49:37 GMT Web3 Risks https://core3.io/blog/Learn/how-to-stop-crypto-losses-start-act-on-crypto-risks https://core3.io/blog/Learn/how-to-stop-crypto-losses-start-act-on-crypto-risks Crypto doesn't act on risk. It acts on losses. Why are warnings ignored until a $285M exploit or a $19B crash forces change? Dmytro Zap Mon, 18 May 2026 12:08:43 GMT Learn https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/the-missing-layer-in-crypto-risk-models-time https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/the-missing-layer-in-crypto-risk-models-time Looking bad does not mean being bad. Looking good does not mean being safe. Why crypto risk reputation lags reality in both directions, and what time-aware risk assessment changes for institutional due diligence. Dmytro Zap Mon, 11 May 2026 14:53:50 GMT Web3 Risks https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/post-exploit-recovery-quality-the-strongest-predictor-of-whether-a-crypto-protocol-will-be-hacked-again https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/post-exploit-recovery-quality-the-strongest-predictor-of-whether-a-crypto-protocol-will-be-hacked-again Post-exploit recovery quality is a measure of how a crypto project responds after a security incident, assessed across five publicly observable dimensions: communication discipline, root cause analysis, structural change, user compensation, and third-party validation. It is the single strongest available predictor of whether the same protocol will be exploited again, more reliable than the project's audit history, TVL, or pre-incident reputation. Dmytro Zap Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:37 GMT Web3 Risks https://core3.io/blog/Learn/crypto-risk-in-2026-why-75-of-web3-exploits-happen-outside-smart-contract-audits https://core3.io/blog/Learn/crypto-risk-in-2026-why-75-of-web3-exploits-happen-outside-smart-contract-audits If audits worked, Kernel, Drift, and Kelp would still be fine. This article shows why ~10,000 smart contract audits didn’t stop $10B+ in Web3 losses, and how to assess off‑chain risk before you list or invest. Dmytro Zap Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:29:17 GMT Learn https://core3.io/blog/Learn/crypto-risk-assessment-methodology-how-probability-of-loss-turns-documented-failures-into-a-risk-score https://core3.io/blog/Learn/crypto-risk-assessment-methodology-how-probability-of-loss-turns-documented-failures-into-a-risk-score How does CORE3 measure crypto risk? The Probability of Loss methodology reverse-engineers $48B+ in documented failures into 85+ assessments across six risk domains, applied to 1,600+ Web3 projects and exchanges. This article breaks down the logic, the incident cases, and how 29 project categories get scored on the same scale. Dmytro Zap Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:11:41 GMT Learn https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/crypto-risk-assessment-needs-more-than-tvl https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/crypto-risk-assessment-needs-more-than-tvl Learn why TVL and market cap don't count as digital asset risk management, and how probability of loss indexes the conditions where losses actually start. Dmytro Zap Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:10:48 GMT CORE3 News https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/the-state-of-digital-asset-risk-data-is-now-public https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/the-state-of-digital-asset-risk-data-is-now-public CORE3 releases one of the largest digital asset risk benchmarks. 1600 projects were indexed on risk. Where CORE3 goes next? Dmytro Zap Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:49:33 GMT CORE3 News https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/operational-domain-attack-surface-core3 https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/operational-domain-attack-surface-core3 Digital asset security still focuses on code while 54% of 2025 losses came from access control. What the biggest crypto risk surface looks like now. Dmytro Zap Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:33:32 GMT Web3 Risks https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/what-is-core-3-quantifying-why-15-m-crypto-projects-failed https://core3.io/blog/core-3-news/what-is-core-3-quantifying-why-15-m-crypto-projects-failed Learn how CORE3's crypto project risk assessment works and what 15M failed projects had in common before they collapsed. Dmytro Zap Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:33:04 GMT CORE3 News https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/compliance-vs-pol https://core3.io/blog/web3-risks/compliance-vs-pol Why crypto risk management can't rely on compliance alone — what licensing covers, where operational risk starts, and how to measure the difference. Dmytro Zap Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:32:36 GMT Web3 Risks https://core3.io/blog/insights/mcap-vs-tvl-vs-pol https://core3.io/blog/insights/mcap-vs-tvl-vs-pol Trace how crypto risk metrics evolved from market cap to TVL to probability of loss — what each generation measured, what it missed, and what comes next Dmytro Zap Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:31:41 GMT Insights https://core3.io/blog/Learn/pol-vs-crypto-risk-metrics https://core3.io/blog/Learn/pol-vs-crypto-risk-metrics Crypto risk assessment tools compared: which metric fits your risk management workflow? Dmytro Zap Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:31:34 GMT Learn https://core3.io/blog/insights/state-of-digital-assets-risk-what-we-learned-by-measuring-what-nobody-else-does https://core3.io/blog/insights/state-of-digital-assets-risk-what-we-learned-by-measuring-what-nobody-else-does Discover what risk trends 50 indexed projects have in common and what unexpected trends we spotted assessing them Dmytro Zap Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:31:26 GMT Insights