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S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, the blockchain security firm known for its open-e move is designed to strengthen S&P Global’s digital asset capabilities—particularly around risk assessment and onchain technology analysis—at a time when financial institutions are increasingly looking to tokenized markets

S&P Global has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin — a developer of security solutions for onchain finance. The deal is expected to expand S&P Global’s capabilities in digital asset risk assessment and help the company build new security assessment tools, benchmarks, and analytics for a financial market that is moving to blockchain infrastructure.

Add preferred source South Korea’s major securities firms have moved aggressively this year to acquire stakes in cryptocurrency exchanges, positioning themselves for the blockchain-based transformation of traditional financial assets including stocks and bonds. Mirae Asset Consulting secured management control of Korbit with a 97.15% stake, while Korea Investment & Securities acquired approximately 20% of Coinone.…