Catenaa, Saturday, August 15, 2026- Crypto exchange LBank launched a new security program Monday that expands its work with blockchain security company CertiK, including penetration testing and bug bounty programs designed to uncover vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.
The Crypto Resilience Initiative will use CertiK’s security testing capabilities to examine LBank’s systems for weaknesses that could expose customer assets or exchange infrastructure.
The announcement comes as security has again become a pressing issue across the digital asset industry.
Attackers are increasingly targeting vulnerabilities beyond smart contracts, including wallets, cross-chain infrastructure, private keys and software supply chains. AI tools are also giving attackers faster ways to search code and develop more convincing social-engineering campaigns.
Under the initiative, CertiK will conduct penetration testing, which effectively involves security specialists attempting to find weaknesses by testing systems using techniques similar to those an attacker could employ.
LBank will also participate in CertiK’s Bug Bounty program, allowing security researchers to report vulnerabilities so they can be addressed before they are exploited.
The exchange said the external testing will complement its existing security systems, including cold-wallet custody, multisignature authorization, behavioral analytics, AI-assisted risk detection and continuous monitoring.
The program represents a broader shift in crypto security from responding to attacks after funds disappear toward identifying vulnerabilities before they become exploitable.
That approach has become increasingly important because blockchain transactions can make recovery difficult once stolen assets are transferred.
CertiK said it has identified more than 119,000 vulnerabilities and protected more than $600 billion in digital assets across more than 150 countries and regions since its founding in 2017.
LBank, founded in 2015, says it serves more than 25 million registered users across 160 countries and regions.
The exchange also reported daily trading volume exceeding $23.81 billion, though the figures were supplied by LBank and were not independently verified in the announcement.
The initiative will now face a practical test beyond the partnership announcement itself: whether continuous external testing can identify weaknesses quickly enough as attackers increasingly automate their own search for vulnerabilities.
For exchanges holding customer assets, that race is becoming less about whether an attack will be attempted and more about who finds the weakness first.
