Certora, Cork & Hypernative Elevate Web3 Security
Certora has partnered with Cork and Hypernative to launch an institutional-grade Web3 security model for DeFi protocols. As Cork’s Security Partner of Record, Certora will embed security at every stage—from protocol design and formal verification to deployment and live operations. The alliance combines Certora’s formal verification framework with Hypernative’s real-time monitoring tools and onchain risk infrastructure to deliver proactive threat detection and comprehensive DeFi risk management.
Cork CTO Baptiste Florentin highlights the shift from point-in-time audits to continuous security, while Certora CEO Seth Hallem emphasizes bringing enterprise-grade assurance to decentralized systems. Hypernative CEO Gal Sagie adds that the collaboration sets a new standard in Web3 security and operational resilience.
The partnership responds to surging crypto fraud, with the FBI reporting $9.3 billion in losses in 2024—up 66% year-on-year. By uniting formal verification, real-time monitoring and onchain risk management, the collaboration aims to boost protocol resilience, attract institutional capital and reduce exploit-driven volatility.
Major DeFi projects already using Certora’s Prover tool include Aave (AAVE), Lido (LDO) and Maker (MKR). For traders, improved Web3 security and integrated risk management could enhance market confidence and stability across the crypto sector.
Bullish
This collaboration delivers continuous Web3 security by combining formal verification, real-time monitoring and onchain risk management. In the short term, traders may see reduced exploit-driven volatility as protocols become more resilient. Over the long term, institutional-grade safeguards can attract larger capital inflows, improve market confidence and set a higher security baseline for DeFi. Historical responses to improved protocol security have been positive, indicating a bullish outlook for assets using Certora’s tools.