CertiK CEO Says Firm is Positively Eyeing an IPO

Blockchain security company CertiK is keeping the door open to a future initial public offering, according to co-founder and CEO Ronghui Gu.

Speaking in an interview with Acumen Media on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Gu said CertiK’s valuation stands at about $2 billion and that pursuing a public listing would be a natural step for the company. However, the CEO said the company would need “investment, lots of strategic partnerships” to achieve this goal.

“We still do not have a very concrete IPO plan, but this is definitely the goal we are pursuing,” said Gu, adding that CertiK going public would represent a significant step for Web3 infrastructure companies: 

“Many people want to see the success of CertiK, want to see the successful IPO of CertiK, because they view [it as] vital not just for CertiK but additionally for the trade.”

CertiK is a blockchain safety firm that audits good contracts and supplies danger monitoring instruments for crypto initiatives.

A number of different corporations in crypto and blockchain are reportedly planning to go public sooner or later, together with Ledger. The BitGO custody firm launched its IPO on Thursday with a reported valuation of greater than $2 billion, with shares buying and selling on the New York Inventory Change. Coinbase went public in 2021 as the primary important US-based crypto trade to take action, and stablecoin issuer Circle adopted in June 2025.

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Crypto leaders collect in Davos to debate coverage, partnerships

Gu’s replace on CertiK’s IPO was one in every of many bulletins from crypto trade executives in Davos. Among the many attendees included former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire.