
S&P Global to buy smart-contract auditor OpenZeppelin
- —OpenZeppelin has conducted more than 900 audits, including a review of Convex Finance worth $15 billion
- —The OpenZeppelin Contracts library underpins major stablecoins and tokenized funds
- —The deal will not have a material impact on S&P Global's financial statements
- —Jefferies, Clifford Chance, FT Partners and Cooley acted as advisers
Why it matters: A major traditional finance player is buying a key DeFi auditor, accelerating institutional adoption of tokenization.
Source: CryptoPotato
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