PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain security auditor Hacken is partnering with “Killer Whales”, a reality TV show by HELLO Labs and co-produced by CoinMarketCap and AltCoinDaily, producing ‘the Shark Tank of Crypto.’ As part of due diligence and acceptance, Hacken will ensure all projects to undergo scrutiny testing of their projects by applying on their own website.
The show will allow entrepreneurs to pitch ideas for new Web3 products and projects to a panel of judges and entrepreneurs which will have the biggest names in Web3 and Web2. HELLO Labs was founded by Paul Caslin, producer of the MTV VMA awards.
“As the Web3 space continues to learn and develop, the need for transparency and factual information continues to grow and Killer Whales is an ideal vehicle to help fulfil that growing need. To achieve that goal, Killer Whales implements strict due diligence for all the projects that pitch, and Hacken’s experience with industry standard assessment methodology will be very important to the show.”, said HELLO Labs CEO Sander Gortjes in a statement.
The security and strategy insights delivered by Hacken on every project applying on “Killer Whales” aim to serve as security audits for viewers all around the world before they engage with projects as well as the HELLO Labs due diligence/acceptance committee. Successful audits will undergo several rounds of interviews in Hollywood before filming begins in June 2023. The show will be broadcasted across major streaming services and HELLO Labs’ on demand Hello TV series.
“Killer Whales show is a start of a new bull market, where only credible ideas, products, and founders deserve to get the spotlight. We at Hacken being zero-trust advocates join the project as a security partner to check the reliability of each project applying for Killer Whales and ensure it is a trustworthy competition show. On top of that, throughout episodes, we will help viewers learn the ropes of independent research that must be performed before engaging with any project in Web3. Honoured to be part of this great project and we will put all our efforts to filter bad actors from the show,” said Dyma Budorin, Co-Founder and CEO of Hacken.
Since 2011, more than $16.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency has gone missing as a result of various hacks and scams throughout the industry. So far in 2023, more than $100 million has been stolen in crypto with DeFi protocols and NFTs being the top target for attackers. Security audits and cybersecurity is becoming more important than ever, with an urgent need to create Web3 a safer space by protecting projects from being hacked.
