The acquisition strengthens the company's digital asset risk assessment capabilities and adds expertise in the technology infrastructure supporting onchain finance.

S&P Global has completed its acquisition of OpenZeppelin, a blockchain security company and maintainer of the OpenZeppelin Contracts open-source smart contract library. OpenZeppelin provides smart contract security assessments The transaction, first announced on 17 September, is intended to strengthen S&P Global's risk assessment capabilities in digital asset markets and expand its coverage of technology risks associated with onchain finance. Founded in 2015, OpenZeppelin provides s