The Importance of Open Source Software in Cryptocurrencies

"It's ridiculous that you are essentially resting the future of a lot of money on open-source code," he says. "If someone finds a flaw, then there is nothing you can do to stop it." In many cases, developers don't even realize the risks because they didn't get an audit or just hoped -- and most people who made these projects did not know how it works. It's really hard to tell whether someone is moving $9 million in crypto because they're just moving them, or it's because they're stealing them".