CertiK hosts Istanbul digital asset compliance forum

CertiK and Forcerta will host an invitation-only workshop in Istanbul on June 5 focused on the security and compliance challenges facing institutional adoption of digital assets.

The event, titled The Institutional Stakes: Security and Compliance in Digital Assets, will bring together traditional financial institutions, family offices and financial executives for a full-day programme at the Hilton Istanbul.

The workshop will open with remarks from CertiK senior leadership and the Director of TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Blockchain Lab before exploring regulatory and security developments shaping the digital asset sector.

Sessions will examine Turkey’s evolving crypto asset service provider framework, Web3 security threats, digital asset custody, key management practices, stablecoin security, real-world asset tokenisation risks and institutional incident response planning.

Featured speakers include CertiK Chief Business Officer Jason Jiang, Senior Audit Partner Peiyu Wang, and senior security engineers Uzeyir Destan and Turgay Arda Usman.

Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale University and Columbia University, CertiK provides blockchain security services including smart contract audits, penetration testing and compliance-focused assessments to more than 5,000 enterprise clients globally.

According to the company, CertiK has secured more than $600 billion in digital assets and identified over 180,000 vulnerabilities, while Istanbul-based Forcerta specialises in risk management solutions for financial institutions, fintech companies and crypto businesses seeking to strengthen compliance and operational resilience.