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. What we do Our expertise Leadership Insights Survey 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... Learn More We have the expertise to build and secure your blockchain applications and digital assets across several focus areas. Pro Legal Briefcase 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. Pro Document Consent Asset Tokenization, Wallet Integration, Smart Contract Development We offer wallet development and integration services and custom application development on various Blockchain technology stacks. Pro Document Files 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. Pro System Security 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. Pro cloud 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. Pro Location Globe 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. Pro Tools Gear 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. Featured insights and client stories BLOG Manage, Govern AI Assets with Microsoft Purview’s New AI Hub From personal digital assistants to autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how we interact with technology and each other. Amidst this landscape, Microsoft Copilot and Open AI’s ChatGPT stand at the forefront, harnessing... INSIGHTS PAPER Crypto and the Travel Rule: What’s Going On? Navigate crypto Travel Rule compliance: understanding its impact, the need for flexible solutions, and areas of focus for implementation. VISION Will quantum computing be a game changer for governments? "Two regions in the U.S. were deemed tech hubs for quantum, in Colorado and Chicago, which means there’s going to be extra money in research dollars for developing workforces and coming up with new technologies. That’s one way the U.S. is leading." ... CLIENT STORY 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... VISION 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... VISION Longtime regulator Tom Vartanian on crypto and a CBDC: Proceed with caution "I tend to think that cryptocurrency is never going to be money. It may be an investment. It may be a security. It may be a commodity. I don’t ever think it’s going to be money.""We’ve got a regulatory system that I have argued is terribly out of... Button Button Leadership 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 ... Learn More 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 ... Learn More
