Josh
@JoshMSchwartz
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Co-founder @ Fordefi; prev COO @ Curv (acquired by PayPal); VP Sales @ BitGo
New York, NY
Joined April 2011
🎙️ New @OnTheBrinkCIV episode! Our own @JoshMSchwartz joins security ace @Adam_T_H CEO @Station70 and co-host @MattWalshInBos to unpack an industry new fail-over MPC product. Learn how a pre-configured workspace, never reconstructed private key shares, and seamless disaster
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🚀 Fordefi Exchange Connectivity is live! 🔗 Link spot accounts on Binance, Coinbase, OKX & Bybit 🛡️ Same Fordefi policies (limits, quorums, roles) guard every transfer 📊 CEX balances show up next to your vault assets Learn more here: https://t.co/FQq5QkguU7
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New York, N.Y. — April 28, 2025 — Fordefi, the institutional MPC wallet platform built for secure DeFi access, today announced Fordefi…
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The @byndthecode @BuildingBlock_s Conversations 10/11: At #BB25 I sat down with @JoshMSchwartz, CEO of @FordefiHQ, to talk: 🔐 Why wallet infra still fails institutions ⚖️ What regulators are (finally) getting right 🌉 How TradFi + DeFi are merging fast 🎧 Spotify:
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April 17, 2015 - a Treasury Auction in the UK was postponed because the Bloomberg Terminal was down. This was the first time we realized how critical key infrastructure can be in enabling efficient markets. Fast forward to digital assets — If major wallet providers are
🚀 Crypto's First Standby Wallet is Officially Live Institutional MPC wallets are secure, but provider outages still cause operational risk. Our Standby Wallet built in partnership with @station_70 provides seamless business continuity in times of disruption. ✅ Instant
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Yield+ NYC was packed! 🏙️ The venue reached full capacity, the discussions were engaging, and one thing was certain: Yield+ needs to return. 🙌 Together with @satlayer, we hosted a day full of tangible insights on institutional DeFi opportunities. Thank you to our brilliant
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7/ If you haven't taken a hard look at your security setup recently—and made sure you are utilizing available features to protect your assets—please do so today!
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6/ Finally, our policy engine is the most flexible in the market. Beyond simple whitelisting, clients can set transaction amount limits and velocity controls to prevent the impact of any malicious transaction. We offer detailed policies on every transfer, contract call, allowance
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5/ Next is our role-based permissions - Traders can perform certain actions but are not involved in more sensitive administrative actions. This ensures that even if a trading account is compromised, the attacker cannot escalate their access to make system-wide changes.
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4/ We provide transaction enrichment in both the UI (web console and browser extension) as well as via mobile. This is done specifically to prevent a single-environment compromise resulting in loss of funds. And we require clients to use both environments (for example, the UI can
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3/ I've seen many talk about transaction enrichment/simulation to prevent blind signing. This is, of course, true. At Fordefi, we were the first to provide transaction simulation, smart contract verification, and other risk alerts out of the box for every dApp. But this is not
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2/ As an aside, this approach is a bit too reactive. The time to think about risks—and how to mitigate them—is, of course, before a hack occurs. I commend our clients and prospects who take the time to understand wallet features, architecture, and tools available to protect their
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1/ With every large hack, the industry asks what happened and seeks reassurance that they are protected from these vulnerabilities. The Bybit hack is no different. 🧵
🚨 What Went Wrong in Bybit’s $1.1B Hack? 🚨 If you haven’t heard already, attackers tricked signers into approving a malicious contract upgrade, gaining full control of the wallet. Here’s what made it possible: 🔴 Verification gap – Hardware wallets couldn’t verify complex
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✨ 1/ Looking back at 2024, it’s been an incredible year for Fordefi! We’ve made huge strides to enable institutions with the tools and platform they need to thrive in #DeFi -- here’s a quick look at what we’ve achieved... ⬇️
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BTC L2 solutions are unlocking new opportunities for institutions. At Fordefi, we’re enabling this potential with: ⚡️ Staking with Babylon & Core DAO 🔗 Cross-chain DeFi with dlcBTC 🛠️ dApp support with Bitlayer
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1 / 🎉 We're excited to announce BYO EVM, @FordefiHQ's newest DeFi feature, enabling users to add custom EVM-compatible blockchains direct to their workspace without compromising on security and controls!
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🚨Good security hygiene is key to avoiding losses from exploits @FordefiHQ clients use our Allowance Manager page to constantly check open allowances and revoke instantly. If you’re active in DeFi, pls reach out and learn how we can help protect your assets!
🚨 PSA: Do not interact with @lifiprotocol powered applications until further notice. For Fordefi clients, please review your smart contract approvals in our Allowance Manager. #StaySafe
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1/ 🎉 We're excited to share our newest research, presented earlier today at @Encrypt_xyz! Devious Transfer: Breaking Oblivious Transfer-Based Threshold ECDSA, is the newest discovery to be made by @FordefiHQ's Cryptography Team, uncovering three critical vulnerabilities in
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Speaker alert 🗣️ Don't miss out on an exclusive keynote presentation with @DimaKogan from @FordefiHQ. Discover the groundbreaking innovations behind Fordefi's MPC wallet, unlocking Cosmos for institutions.
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Excited to be working with the @MunichRe team again! This is the next step in enabling safe access to DeFi. Our institutional clients already rely on our secure connectivity, transparency and governance across all EVM, @solana and @cosmos ecosystems. More to come 🚀
We're proud to announce that @FordefiHQ has secured an insurance policy from Great Lakes Insurance SE, a subsidiary of @MunichRe, a leading provider of reinsurance and insurance-related risk solutions. Learn more about FORDEFI X Munich Re in our latest coverage by
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