Overview
Hacken is a specialized provider of blockchain security and compliance services focused on protecting digital assets and decentralized systems. Founded with a native Web3 orientation, Hacken blends traditional information security rigor with blockchain-specific expertise to address the unique risks of smart contracts, distributed protocols, and crypto custody. The company positions itself as an end-to-end partner — offering services that span architecture and code reviews, penetration testing, proofs of reserves, continuous monitoring, and regulatory compliance mapping for frameworks such as MiCA and DORA.
Core Capabilities
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Smart Contract Audits: Detailed code reviews and logic analysis to uncover vulnerabilities, generate MiCA-ready reports, and provide actionable remediation guidance.
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Penetration Testing & Offensive Security: Simulated attacks against web, mobile, APIs, cloud, and infrastructure stacks to reveal real-world weaknesses and harden systems before production.
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Proof of Reserves (PoR) & Financial Controls: Cryptographic verification of user deposits and on-chain reserves to build regulatory trust and support compliance evidence.
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24/7 On-Chain Monitoring & Incident Response: AI-powered detection and automated pause mechanisms to spot critical exploits, combined with continuous monitoring to reduce dwell time and mitigate live threats.
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Compliance Mapping & Advisory: Translating regulatory obligations (MiCA, DORA, VARA, etc.) into controls, evidence, and remediation workflows to help organizations pass audits and satisfy overseers.
Key Features and Services
Hacken’s service suite is intentionally broad to cover the lifecycle of digital asset systems. Major offerings include architecture design reviews, manual and automated code audits, full-scope penetration tests, protocol security assessments for layer-1 and layer-2 systems, and crowdsourced audits through a large community of security researchers. The company supplements assessments with continuous services like AI-driven monitoring (Extractor) and bug bounty orchestration (HackenProof), providing both preventative and observable security controls.
Why Choose Hacken
Hacken emphasizes a few differentiators that make it suitable for organizations building in Web3:
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Blockchain-native expertise: Unlike generalist security firms, Hacken’s teams are experienced with on-chain threat models, smart contract semantics, and protocol-specific attack vectors.
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Regulatory alignment: The firm produces audit outputs and compliance artifacts designed to support license applications and oversight reporting, helping clients demonstrate readiness to regulators.
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End-to-end coverage: From pre-deployment code review to post-deployment monitoring and proof generation, clients can rely on a single partner for architecture-to-ops security needs.
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Community-backed testing: Access to crowdsourced researchers and a large bug-bounty pool means broader adversarial coverage and pay-for-performance remediation.
Typical Use Cases
Hacken works with centralized exchanges, DeFi projects, layer-1 and layer-2 protocols, and institutions seeking to adopt digital assets. Common engagements include launch-time smart contract audits, regulatory license support (e.g., MiCA evidence collections), continuous monitoring for live protocols, full-stack pentests before major releases, and PoR attestations for custody services.
Getting Started
Organizations typically start with a scoping discussion and a quote request. Hacken offers modular services that can be combined: a code audit and pentest prior to launch, ongoing on-chain monitoring once in production, and compliance advisory to accompany regulatory submissions. The firm’s public audit repository and case studies offer examples of past work and outcomes to inform prospective clients.
By combining technical depth, regulatory focus, and continuous protection, Hacken aims to reduce exploit risk and help teams meet modern compliance standards while operating in the rapidly evolving blockchain ecosystem.
