When CertiK took to the stage at the Global Blockchain Show during Abu Dhabi Fintech Week, the venue felt like a reality check for those still treating Web3 security as an afterthought. In his keynote, Jason Jiang, Chief Business Officer at CertiK, combined hard data with plain-spoken advice on what builders and organizations need to do now to securely scale Web3.
Mr. Jiang began by introducing specific numbers from CertiK's own research. In the first half of 2025, approximately $2.47 billion was lost due to security incidents across the universe. This is the kind of picture that takes the conversation out of the abstract and focuses people on concrete fixes, improved wallet hygiene, stronger phishing protection, and coordinated threat sharing between projects and administrators.
Security first
He didn't just rattle off statistics. Jiang described CertiK's security framework, which is built around trust, transparency, and resiliency, and explained how these ideas translate into daily practice, including automated monitoring, more secure key management, and audit processes that assume human fallibility. He noted that wallet compromises and phishing were among the costliest and most frequent forms of attacks in the first half of 2025, highlighting the need for practical, user-facing defenses as well as sophisticated backend fixes.
There was frankness in the conversations with the diverse audience gathered at the venue. Abu Dhabi FinTech Week and the Global Blockchain Show within it bring together regulators, bankers, technology teams, startups and people who normally speak different languages. But we share an urgent common interest in how to make on-chain systems secure for wider use.
“It took the traditional financial system 450 years to mature. Blockchain technology has been around since 2009. We hope that all builders and participants will establish a more mature technology and ecosystem and welcome mass adoption in the future. We at CertiK believe that the future lies in building trust, transparency, and resilience. We are ready,” said Jiang, capturing both the caution and optimism behind the company's push.
Beyond talking about frameworks and numbers, Jiang encouraged participants to take simple, collaborative steps. That means sharing threat intelligence, standardizing security benchmarks so institutional buyers can compare vendors, and building anti-phishing and wallet protection measures into onboarding flows. For many in the audience, the point was clear. Product features and regulatory clarity are important, but those benefits will be weakened if operational hygiene is not improved.
By the end of the session, what remained was less fear and more a call to action. Mass adoption will only happen if the ecosystem gets serious about the fundamentals of safety and accountability. As regulators and financial giants increasingly participate in these conversations, the hope and challenge now is to turn these words into standards, practices, and products that protect real people's money.
