S&P Global has acquired OpenZeppelin, a blockchain security standards firm founded in 2015 that has facilitated $37 trillion in value transfers across DeFi protocols and stablecoins. The deal enables OpenZeppelin's standards to integrate with S&P Global's institutional benchmarks and risk frameworks. Meanwhile, DeFi platforms continue expanding, with Base recording record $5.7B in total value locked and multichain trading becoming more accessible across networks.
S&P Global has agreed to acquire OpenZeppelin, the blockchain security company whose smart contracts have facilitated over $37 trillion in value transfers and underpin major DeFi protocols, stablecoins, and tokenized funds. The acquisition aims to integrate OpenZeppelin's onchain finance standards with S&P Global's institutional market infrastructure and risk frameworks, while maintaining OpenZeppelin's open-source commitment.