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Digital Assets & Blockchain

Building blocks for securing trusted connections in a sustainable crypto ecosystem

Protiviti provides end-to-end solutions and professional services to organizations engaged with blockchain and digital assets. These services range from product/use case assessment, advisory, strategy, architecture, build, testing, security and privacy, risk and compliance and internal audit solutions. They are offered to clients building products and services on blockchain-based infrastructure and financial services intermediaries enabling the custody and trading of digital assets. Our team of experts with cross-functional skills in Technology, Payments, Regulation, Cybersecurity and Privacy, Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance work as an integrated team to deliver services to Crypto native clients, Blockchain based Fintech firms and Traditional Finance institutions.

We advise our clients to actively prepare for a future of tokenized and natively digital assets as they recognize the transformative impact Blockchain will have on systems, processes and operating models. Our technology experts help enterprises navigate the complexity of the innovative technology trends by aligning them with business context and incorporating deep expertise in risk and regulations to holistically assess the considerations for scaling products and services using digital assets and blockchain based infrastructure.

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December 22, 2023

2024 Top Risks in the Financial Services Industry

Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative have been conducting our Top Risks Survey for the past 12 years. This journey began just as financial markets around the world were starting their long, slow recovery from the global financial crisis, and has since covered the worst global pandemic in 100 years as well as near record-low interest rates followed...
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We have the expertise to build and secure your blockchain applications and digital assets across several focus areas.

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Blockchain Product Strategy & Advisement

Our subject-matter advisors partner with you to scope and develop strategies to leverage blockchain based infrastructure aligned to your business strategy and goals.

 
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Asset Tokenization, Wallet Integration, Smart Contract Development

We offer wallet development and integration services and custom application development on various Blockchain technology stacks.

 
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Risk and Compliance

Working with various types of crypto-related firms, we tailor solutions from strategy to operations, and ensure compliance with regulations to identify and mitigate risks, address and remediate enforcement actions and ensure an overall effective and scalable program for your firm.

 
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Internal Audit & Financial Advisory

Our Internal Audit & Financial Advisory solutions helps Crypto companies establish, mature, and right size their internal control framework and independent assurance function.

 
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Web3 Application DApp Testing

We provide full-service security review and testing of your hybrid web2/web3 applications (frontend, backend, and web3) as well as web3-native Dapps.

 
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Smart Contract and Token Review

Protiviti offers security review, testing of Smart Contracts and Tokens. We provide recommendations and remediation measures through industry-leading best practices for securing digital assets.

 
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Wallet Security Review

Protiviti provides full security review of your Web3 Wallet application including static scans, testing and security focus on known exploits for blockchain wallet applications.

 

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Blockchain Coinvestors CEO: If U.S. government won’t lead on innovation, get out of the way

"Tesla created the fast-charging infrastructure of America; the government didn't do it. They could have done it, but they didn’t. Imagine if they had and required it for all transportation in America?" "Standards are very dangerous in a world of...

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Embracing Blockchain in the Global Enterprise Industry

Recently, I was honored to have the opportunity to talk with FinTech Magazine about the future of blockchain and why organizations should be embracing this technology. Here’s an excerpt from my conversation, which can be viewed in its entirety...

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SEC Approves Bitcoin ETFs — The Experts Weigh In

What happened: On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved for the first time the trading of funds containing Bitcoin on U.S. stock exchanges. Why it matters: This is a win for cryptocurrency in the U.S. and a...

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Innovation versus regulation and the future of digital banking with Blockchain Coinvestors CEO

"The role of government is always to create pro innovation regulation, in my opinion, since innovation is the driver of jobs, GDP, and economic growth in every economy of the world. And any economy and any government that purposefully tries to slow...

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Cashless Countries, Digital Dollars, Privacy in Peril? New Protiviti-Oxford Global Executive Survey

What we found: Eighty-five percent of executives expect a cashless society as soon as 2028 and are preparing to embrace a new, digital currency future, according to the results of a new global survey, Executive Outlook on the Future of Money, 2033...

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Cash out: Why execs need to stay vested in digital currency developments around the globe

Beyond the headlines of a “crypto winter,” a wealth of business-relevant digital currency developments and Web3 opportunities demand C-suite attention.Consumer and business cryptocurrency adoption continues to increase despite the industry’s well...

Blockchain/Web3 Startup Blocks Gaps and Improves AWS Security Posture

A blockchain/web3 startup engaged Protiviti to review their AWS environment. While getting the product to market as fast as possible was a primary goal for the client, security was an afterthought in many scenarios. To address this need and prevent a potential catastrophic security event, the client wanted a quick and consistent way to understand where their security gaps were and how they could...
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Leadership

Lata Varghese
Lata is a managing director in Protiviti’s Technology Consulting practice and Protiviti’s Digital Assets and Blockchain practice leader. Lata is a seasoned executive with over 24 years of experience in helping clients successfully navigate multiple business and ...
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Michael Thor
Michael Thor is a Managing Director in the Internal Audit practice of Protiviti. He has over 21 years’ experience in providing internal audit as well as operational, financial, and IT consulting services to organizations across a variety of companies within financial ...
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Kim Bozzella
Kim is Protiviti’s Global Leader of Technology Consulting. She is responsible for the strategy, offerings, consulting delivery and external alliance partnerships for all of Protiviti's technology capabilities, including Security & Privacy, Business Application ...
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