Vital Block Security has entered into a strategic partnership with PopChain Network. This strategic move will revolutionize new aspects of Web3 security. As part of this partnership, Vital Block will work with PopChain to develop next-generation blockchain advanced security protocols for ConnectFi users. Furthermore, on December 22, 2025, Vital Block declared that it will evaluate the security of smart contracts of all PopChain-based projects.
Build trust through professional audits
Vital Block Security brings a lot of experience to this partnership. According to its official profile on the Circle Alliance Directory, the company has audited more than 1,850 blockchain projects and holds more than $2 billion in user funds. Their audit methodology combines automated scanning tools such as ConsenSys MythX, Mythril, and Slither, manual code reviews, and penetration testing. This way, vulnerabilities can be identified before they can be exploited.
Our partnership with PopChain addresses one of the biggest challenges facing the blockchain industry today: creating trust and confidence. This is critical in an industry where smart contract vulnerabilities remain a risk to the entire ecosystem. This collaboration is part of a larger trend in the blockchain ecosystem that recognizes that technical capabilities alone are not enough. Features and security are critical to attracting the right developers, users, and institutional investors.
PopChain's ConnectFi Vision and Technology Foundation
PopChain positions itself in the upcoming ConnectFi paradigm, social, content, and creator economy use cases. PopChain offers low latency, high throughput, native cross-chain interoperability, operates using Delegated Proof of Stake consensus, and offers a variety of applications built on top of the Cosmos SDK. These features make it suitable for high-frequency, low-cost interactions common on social and content platforms.
Blockchain architecture has many distinctive features that aim to make it usable in real life. Decentralized identity systems provide a consistent, portable, on-chain identity that integrates seamlessly across different applications. Content rights and capitalization protocols allow creators to register their content on-chain and convert it into tradable digital assets. PopChain reveals new value mechanisms based on actions such as likes and shares as on-chain signals. Network consensus and incentive systems encompass these activities.
Why security is important for mass deployment
The timeline for this partnership is particularly important. Smart contract vulnerabilities are one of the biggest challenges to blockchain adoption, with high-profile exploits costing the industry billions of dollars and shaking trust in the technology. PopChain has ambitions to engage mainstream people who use social and content apps, and security is needed to achieve mass adoption.
Vital Block's services are not limited to just code auditing. The company provides KYC verification for project teams, building additional equity points and mitigating the potential for rug pulling and fraud. For projects built on PopChain, this means you have access to enterprise-grade security infrastructure reserved for large-scale DeFi protocols. Our partnership model gives you affordable access to expert security audits on your projects at every stage of development, making security an inherent part of development rather than an expensive hurdle to jump through.
conclusion
This collaboration is a departure from the way blockchain projects think about security and trust building. PopChain turns security into a strategic asset, seamlessly weaving security services into the very fabric of your infrastructure and turning compliance into a competitive advantage. This collaboration will provide PopChain developers with access to expert audits, audit certificates, and vulnerability reports. As PopChain continues to expand with plans for layer 2 scaling and AI-assisted content curation, this security foundation will prove invaluable to its long-term success.
