LayerZero achieves Type 1 and Type 2 SOC 2 accreditation for all infrastructure

LayerZero Labs, the team behind one of crypto’s most widely used cross-chain messaging protocols, has secured both SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 accreditations covering its entire infrastructure. The certification, verified through independent auditing under AICPA Trust Services Criteria, signals that LayerZero’s internal controls around data security, availability, and confidentiality aren’t just well-designed on paper but have actually held up over an extended observation period. What SOC 2 actually means (and why most crypto projects don’t have it) SOC 2 is an auditing framework created by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. It evaluates whether a company’s systems are designed to keep customer data secure, available, and confidential. The difference between Type 1 and Type 2 matters. Type 1 is a snapshot: an auditor checks whether your controls are properly designed at a single point in time. Type 2 is the harder test, requiring those controls to demonstrate operational effectiveness over a period of three to twelve months. Getting both means LayerZero had to prove its security posture wasn’t just a good idea on a whiteboard but a living, breathing system that wor...