The Origins of Kaizen Finance: How We Created a Platform to Automate Crypto Launches
Have you ever heard the expression Greatness From Small Beginnings? If not, that’s okay, you don’t really have to contemplate much about it because its whole meaning is contained in the phrase itself.
This expression, to some extent, reflects the history of the emergence of Kaizen.
And believe us when we say it’s extremely fascinating.
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Originally, the Kaizen Finance team began its journey in professional communications, developing real-time security systems for mission-critical projects in countries such as the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
Currently, the team has more than 15 years of experience in cybersecurity and a 5-year tenure in the crypto space. Team members have extensive experience designing secure software solutions for telecommunications systems to which the most stringent security standards apply.
For example, some years ago, Kaizen specialists developed and implemented an encrypted line of communication for an emergency telecom system connecting police, fire, and ambulance control centers to coordinate collective efforts and ensure the security of radio devices.
Kaizen Finance is also a long-time partner of Microsoft Corporation, which has recognized the team as a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions.
Operating in the field of telecommunications and data protection, in particular, email security, the team has been thoroughly analyzing cyberattacks. This investigation was done in order to find ways to address online threats and develop appropriate data protection software solutions.
As a result of this expert review, the team found that signs of similar attacks are clearly observable in the crypto industry.
Just think about it.
There are many known cases of attacks that take place precisely during the listing and token generation, when wallets are hacked, let alone the break-ins and theft of multimillion-dollar investors funds from the wallets of exchanges that store these funds in a centralized manner.
Deeply immersed in the issue, our team authored a whitepaper in which we described how to create a blockchain that is fully secure and immune to cyberattacks.
And then, following the adage -Greatness From Small Beginnings,- we started thinking about how to protect wallets, how to protect exchanges, how to protect blockchain data, and so on.
These questions became our building blocks, from which we had to develop our cross-chain, cyberattack-free, and fully decentralized token lifecycle management platform.
In a nutshell, this is how the idea of Kaizen Finance came about — there was a clear need to protect the fast-growing field. Therefore, the team gathered all its knowledge and experience and used its expertise in developing applied technologies to protect blockchain.
Indeed, there is a widespread misconception about blockchain security.
Here’s what the CEO of Kaizen Finance has to say about it: “People give blockchain too much credit, thinking that it should be secured by default. A lot of people are used to thinking that, but it’s not. Just because you use an exchange doesn’t mean you can protect it. The same thing with wallets.”
We can observe the lack of user control over their data in a real example from the traditional banking sphere.
Suppose you made a mistake when transferring money. What do you normally do? The easiest thing you can (and probably should) do is call your bank and ask to cancel the transfer because you made it unintentionally. You made it by mistake. Now, what if the same mistake happens to you in a blockchain transaction? Who would you call in that case?
So, in the case of blockchain, your protection and privacy are up to you. How secure your data is determines how secure you really are.
At Kaizen Finance, we have already helped more than 20 projects launch a token that is secure by default from the onset. We use our in-house technologies, which have been successfully applied to data protection solutions in communications.
Some of these technologies have already been patented in most countries of the world, some are still under consideration.
At Kaizen, we implemented protection against sniper bots and frontrunning, and protected against DDoS attacks during token generation events. Every smart contract we develop is audited by CertiK and DeusSec, the industry’s leading auditing agencies.
However, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that Kaizen Finance is not only offering tools for secure token launches. As of today, the platform delivers more than 40 services for crypto runs. Among them are:
- tokenomics design,
- token utility determination,
- vesting automation,
- staking,
- technical support for IDOs and listings,
- market-making services,
- and many others.
To summarize this note, we believe that Kaizen’s mission is to create an ecosystem, where every user can be safe with their data and make the most out of the blockchain capabilities. This is our vision, which we are turning into reality every day.
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And that was a quick rundown on how Kaizen Finance started. We hope you now have a little more insight into what, and more importantly, who is behind the project.
Good luck to everyone, and stay in touch!