Key Highlights
- CertiK and Moore Hong Kong signed a memorandum of understanding to explore coordinated risk-management services.
- CertiK will contribute blockchain security expertise, while Moore Hong Kong will focus on technology risk, governance, and assurance.
- Areas under consideration include smart-contract security, custody and key management, anti-money-laundering screening, operational resilience and licensing readiness.
CertiK, a blockchain security firm, and professional services firm Moore Hong Kong signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 2, 2026, to explore cooperation on services for the Web3 and digital-asset ecosystem.
According to the official announcement, CertiK will contribute its blockchain and on-chain security capabilities. Moore Hong Kong will focus on technology risk, corporate governance, assurance, and institutional risk management. The proposed work covers blockchain security, operational controls, governance, and assurance. The firms have not announced a formal service package, pricing, or a launch timeline.
Proposed scope includes on-chain and off-chain controls
Kenneth Ma, Transaction Services Managing Director at Moore Hong Kong, said Hong Kong’s framework for virtual assets, stablecoins, and tokenization is developing quickly. He said digital-asset businesses face requirements involving both on-chain security and off-chain controls.
“A clean smart contract audit is only half the evidence. Regulators, banks, and investors also expect sound custody and key-management controls, effective AML screening, and a credible path to licensing. With CertiK securing the on-chain side and Moore Hong Kong providing off-chain assurance, clients can address both in one coordinated engagement, instead of managing separate providers,” Ma said.
The areas mentioned include smart-contract reviews, custody arrangements and the management of private keys used to authorize transactions. Other considerations include anti-money-laundering screening, operational resilience and regulatory requirements applicable to digital-asset businesses.
The announcement does not specify which services will be available under the proposed arrangement or how responsibilities will be divided between the two firms.
MoU does not establish a fixed service offering
The memorandum provides a basis for the firms to explore potential joint engagements involving blockchain security, technology and cyber risk, governance, operational resilience, and assurance.
The intended client base includes Web3-native businesses, digital-asset ecosystem participants, and institutions pursuing opportunities that involve blockchain technology. The firms stated that the scope of each engagement would depend on the client’s specific requirements. The collaboration seeks to coordinate technical security and operational assurance, which address different aspects of organizational risk.
The firms have not disclosed a delivery model, pricing, or standard deliverables. Any future work would be subject to separate engagement terms and applicable professional, legal and regulatory requirements. The agreement also does not clarify whether the proposed services would replace or complement clients’ existing security, audit or advisory providers.
Other recent digital asset memoranda
On October 7, Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority. The parties agreed to study a stablecoin pegged to the Kazakhstani tenge and to design an asset-tokenization pilot in Alatau, a new city with its own special legal regime.
The agreement covers research, pilot proposals and training. It does not commit the parties to launching a product.
On October 1, the New York State Department of Financial Services and the Wyoming Department of Audit, Division of Banking, signed a memorandum of understanding covering the supervision of digital-asset and virtual-currency businesses operating in both states.
The agreement establishes procedures for sharing supervisory information, coordinating examinations, and cooperating on licensing, chartering, and enforcement matters. It was signed by Wyoming Banking Commissioner Jeremiah Bishop and New York DFS Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow. The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office approved the agreement.
On September 4, Kazakhstan’s National Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with Binance, under which the exchange plans to apply for a Category 1 payment-service-provider license in Kazakhstan. Binur Zhalenov, Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, described the agreement as a step that could help extend the country’s payment infrastructure beyond its borders.
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