There is a moment Justin, Head of Events at BTC Inc, keeps coming back to. In 2021, the Bitcoin conference audience watched a recorded message from Ross Ulbricht, still in prison at the time. People cried. Four years later, in 2025, Ulbricht walked onto that same stage in person, pardoned and free, to address 25,000…
In this episode of The Blockopedia podcast, Pharos Network’s DevRel lead Janesh sat down with The Blockopedia’s C0-founder Mohammad Ahmad Khan to talk about what actually separates successful blockchain ecosystems from the ones quietly fading out, and why hackathons alone are not the developer growth strategy most chains think they are. Janesh‘s entry into Web3…
In this episode of The Blockopedia podcast, Pyra’s Co-founder and CEO Diogo sat down with The Blockopedia’s Co-founder Mohammad Ahmad Khan to talk about building a fintech app that lets users invest their entire paycheck into crypto and other assets, spend through credit instead of selling, and recover stronger after a major public setback with…
In a wide ranging conversation on The Blockopedia podcast, Neon Labs CEO Ivan sat down with The Blockopedia’s Co-founder Mohammad Ahmad Khan to walk through a decade of building across Ethereum, Polygon and Solana, and to explain why his newest project, Parasol, might be the missing piece for sophisticated DeFi on Solana. Few people in…
DANA POINT, Calif. — Trusted Smart Chain, a compliance-first Layer 1 blockchain infrastructure company, hosted the 2026 TSC Golf Classic on August 23 at Monarch Beach Golf Links, drawing 120 players to the course. The event brought together the company’s sponsor base, its founding community, and founders of projects independently building on Trusted Smart Chain’s…
Rakurai, a high-performance Solana validator client built to optimize block production, transaction scheduling, and validator profitability, has confirmed the security of its core codebase following a completed Hashlock audit. The attached final report rates the Rakurai system “Secure” after an April 2026 review of its Rust scheduler stack. What Is Rakurai? Rakurai is a high…
PoolOrbit, a fully onchain lottery platform built on Base, has wrapped up a smart contract audit with Hashlock, a Web3 security firm focused on smart contract auditing and blockchain cybersecurity. The contracts came out of the review with a “Secure” rating, an important step as PoolOrbit gets ready to open its transparent, community-driven prize pools…
Following a February incident affecting one of its bridge components, CrossCurve has taken an active step toward strengthening its broader cross-chain architecture, completing a smart contract audit with Web3 security firm Hashlock on its LayerZero-based OFT messaging contracts. The audit, finalised in March 2026, resulted in a “Secure” rating, with all identified vulnerabilities resolved within…
Celo has completed three independent smart contract audits with Web3 security firm Hashlock, covering its Staked smart contracts, Optimism smart contracts, and CeloSuperchainConfig. All three engagements, completed in October 2025, February 2026, and March 2026, received a “Secure” rating. What Is Celo? Celo is an Ethereum-anchored Layer 2 built for payments, stablecoins, and DeFi. Its…
Whop today announces Whop Finance, a new suite of financial tools built for the internet economy, and its inaugural product: Whop Treasury. Whop was built with a single mission: to help anyone make a sustainable income online. Last week, Whop launched Whop Payments Network, opening access to leading payment infrastructure for platforms and businesses worldwide….
