Ren Zixing has denied why the capital is seeking blockchain security after Chengdu Lian'an pulls out.

The reporter learned that the members behind Chengdu Lian'an are luxury, and in addition to Ren Jiaxing, there are Pushun Group, Lenovo Venture Capital, Chengdu Venture Capital Fund and Chenhai Fund. After the financial crisis, there is the constant occurrence of security events in the blockchain industry, consistently high levels of theft, and increasing demand for security technologies.

In the recent market, Ren Zixing Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Ren Zixing") was recently acquired by foreign investors, and the trading company is Chengdu Lianan Technology Co., Ltd. (later "Chengdu Lianan". "), the old stake in the exit. 4.82% hold.

On this issue, Ren Zixing and Chengdu Lian'an both told reporters at "Blockchain Daily" that it was fake news and gossip.

A reporter from the "Blockchain Daily" discovered that the members behind Chengdu Lianan were luxury. In addition to Ren Zixing, there are Fosun Group, Lenovo Ventures, Chengdu Venture Capital Fund, and Qianhai Fund of Funds.

Starting with the case of Chengdu Chain Security, the current blockchain security industry could affect investment demand. Security companies like CertiK and Paidun Technology have benefited considerably.

After the financial crisis is the result of the ongoing security crisis in the blockchain industry, the value of stolen money is returning to new highs and the need for more security technologies.

Refusal to accept existing investments

On December 7, Chengdu Lian'an Chairman and CEO Yang Xia told reporters that Ren Zixing's dismissal of members was a rumor and that Chengdu Lian'an would uphold the rumors. . At the same time, Ren Zixing also denied media coverage of Chengdu Lian'an.

According to public records, Chengdu Lianan is a blockchain security expert and the first team to use blockchain security certification. The company was established on February 29, 2018 and its legal representative is Yang Xia. The company includes Lianbian Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. There are 6 foreign companies included

Yang Xia is also an expert and expert at China University of Electronic Science and Technology, engaged in researching security technologies such as blockchain security, authentication, kernel security and TEE in recent years. , provides ongoing services for security, aeronautical and military applications, certification and security services.

A Blockchain Daily reporter reported that among natural investors, co-founder Gao Ziyang, who owns 34.075385% of CEO Yang Xia, 17.8985% CTO Guo Wensheng and 3.4547% of natural person shareholders, has resigned names of members. Receive Research Technology Partnership

In addition, the company's dealer after Chengdu Lian'an can be described as a star.

According to industry and business data from Tianyan Check, in May 2018, the company received the first financing from Fenbushi Capital and six months later, multi-million dollar natural environment funds from Jieshi Investment and Pangu Chuangfu. In January 2020, he received the first two financial advice of ten million RMB from Lenovo Venture Capital and Recovery Star Group, Ren Zixing, Chengdu Venture Capital and former members. Qianhai financial institutions participated in the spending level in February. 2020.

Among them, Ren Zixing owns 4.81846% of the shares of Chengdu Lian'an.

Chengdu Innovation Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (Chengdu Venture Capital for short) is wholly owned by state-owned enterprises such as Chengdu Industrial Investment Group Co., Ltd. and Sichuan State-Owned Asset Management Investment Co., Ltd. , Qianhai Fund of Funds Co., Ltd. is now the largest purchasing company in China, with Shen Nanpeng and Xiong Xiaoge, two joint ventures.

Sequoia Capital et Hillhouse Ventures

As you can see from the list of luxury shareholders of Chengdu Lian, blockchain security monitoring is looking more in the capital, and other security companies are also very "financial".

On November 30, blockchain security firm CertiK announced the completion of the $ 80 million B2 financial environment, shattering the largest financial environment for blockchain security operations. The financial environment is led by Sequoia Capital, followed by existing investors such as Tiger Global, Hillhouse Ventures, Coatue Management and Shunwei Capital.

Prior to August 17, CertiK had just completed a $ 24 million B-payment joint venture led by Tiger Global and Hillhouse Ventures.

And on July 15, CertiK announced the completion of Round B of the $ 37 million funding round led by Shunwei Capital and Coatue Management, LLC, Coinbase Ventures and its current members.

CertiK made three investments in four months, with total sales of over $ 140 million and a value of nearly $ 1 billion.

Also on June 18, Runtime Verification, a security blockchain research firm, raised $ 5.3 million, and the main investors are major private equity investors including Fenbushi Capital, Maven 11, Borderless Capital, cFund, Hypersphere, Elrond Research and Tezos. . based.

Another blockchain security company, PeckShield, was launched in March 2018 and received ten million RMB permanent funding from Gaorong Capital in just one month. Ulan Qab City Gaorong Phase III Limited Partnership became the second member of the founder of Paidun Technology, Jiang Xuxianwai, with a 19.07% stake. After Gaorong Phase III Limited Partnership are joint ventures such as Gaorong Capital and Tencent Industrial Investment Fund.

Also in 2018, the Slow Mist technology, co-sponsored by the famous hacker Cosine, was also created the same year. However, at this time, Slow Mist does not disclose financial information to the outside world.

Behind its royal place hides a frequent security incident.

“Blockchain is a new technology that is making a difference in the modern world, an area that Sequoia Capital has overseen for a few years, and blockchain security is an important part of the market value of the entire blockchain. Explain why Sequoia Capital CertiK took the investment, he explained:

In fact, the industry backdrop is a common blockchain security issue, and thieves continue to reach new heights.

On the evening of December 4, cryptocurrency trading platform Bitmart admitted to being hacked, losing around $ 196 million in cryptocurrency market value.

On October 30, BXH, a commercial app that ships to multiple channels, was stolen and around $ 139 million was lost in crypto assets. Following the incident, a Blockchain Security Agency investigation found that the wallet address managed by BXH had an "authorized control contract" function, which led to the commitment to replace assets with BXH's strategy. All financial libraries are administered by the governing body. , loot was sent through the chains.

On the evening of August 10, the O3 Swap decentralized financial crossover chain project was suddenly attacked by hackers. The crypto assets were worth around $ 85 million each, with a total loss of $ 61 million. This is the biggest hacking incident in the history of the blockchain industry.

According to Paidun Technology, recently published "Digital Currency Anti-Money Laundering and DeFi Industry Security Report-2021 Report", there were 1,375 major security issues in virtual currency in the first half of this year, which represents a loss of $ 14.24 billion. The growth in the decline in extortion is the same as at the same time last year, with 60 scams versus 2,585%.

"You just need blockchain security."Yang Xia also told reporters on "Blockchain Daily".The blockchain information is really the asset, the information affected by the chain, security is very important, however, the security industry blockchain is currently in its infancy and needs intelligence.

Yang Xia pointed out that current blockchain security concerns generally affect two things.One is the security issue of the blockchain technology itself., such as the blockchain root chain platform and the existing security risks or security issues that exist at every link in the smart contract.The second is that the combination of blockchain and finance has brought new issues to the fore, like virtualization.

Yang Xia said, "Currently, in the process of using blockchain technology for many situations, there are often security risks such as critical leaks, burglaries, DDoS attacks, weak protocols, malicious contracts. , application software vulnerabilities, etc. "

Wang Pengfei, Partner of Tiger Global, told the media that "the rapid rise in financial management has given millions of people the power to manage their financial future," Wang Pengfei, Partner of Tiger Global, told media.