S&P Global to Acquire OpenZeppelin in Onchain Risk Push

This is a notable signal that traditional financial infrastructure is buying its way into onchain risk assessment rather than building it internally. The target's retained name and audit team suggest S&P wants the security expertise and its market credibility, not a rebranded unit, which matters for how onchain audits and risk ratings could become part of mainstream financial analysis. The open question is whether this pushes onchain risk evaluation toward the same concentrated gatekeeping seen in traditional ratings.