The audit, conducted by Consensys Diligence, adds independent verification to an account model where clients hold the keys to their own assets
St. Peterbursg, FL
New Market Trading, a non-custodial onchain wealth management firm, has completed an independent security audit of its client account infrastructure, conducted by Consensys Diligence, one of the industry’s most established blockchain security auditing firms. The audit covered the non-custodial architecture behind every NMT client account, built on Safe’s implementation of the ERC-4337 standard, infrastructure that already secures more than $100 billion in crypto assets industry-wide.
Built On Client Control
Every New Market Trading account is a Safe smart account that the client opens, owns, and controls directly. NMT is granted permission to execute investment strategies inside that account. It cannot withdraw funds or redirect them anywhere else.
That structure is the foundation of the company’s approach to security.
“New Market Trading is the first of its kind,” said Frank Hepworth, founder and CEO of New Market Trading. “We use non-custodial technology to connect investors to the onchain economy in a way legacy institutions cannot. Our clients always maintain full control of their own funds, while still benefiting from the professional management and investment strategies of our team.”
Independently Verified
NMT sought independent, third-party verification of that structure. Consensys Diligence, active in blockchain security auditing since 2017, reviewed the non-custodial account infrastructure that underlies every NMT client account.
The infrastructure itself carries its own track record. Accounts on the platform run on Safe’s implementation of the ERC-4337 standard, technology used industry-wide to secure more than $100 billion in crypto assets. NMT built its account model on that established, widely used infrastructure.
A Continuous Commitment
New Market Trading said the audit is one part of a broader, ongoing security posture. The company also uses AI-driven monitoring on client accounts, designed to catch the kind of mistakes that typically cause self-custody losses, like an unfamiliar signature request, a suspicious transaction, or an approval that doesn’t match a client’s normal activity.
“AI monitoring flags and blocks suspicious transactions before they execute,” Hepworth said. “That takes most self-custody mistakes off the table. They can advise you. They can’t stop you.”
NMT also named Ajdin Kahrović as Chief Technology Officer in August 2026, the same day the company opened publicly to new clients, placing the architect of the platform’s security in that role from day one.
Kahrović previously built defi.app from launch to more than $40 billion in cumulative trading volume, and now leads all of NMT’s engineering, sets the technical roadmap, and owns the security and reliability of the platform as it scales. Hepworth has said the hire was about giving the company’s technology, and its security, a single owner from the outset.
The company said it will continue to invest in third-party verification and account-level safeguards as its client base grows.
For more information about New Market Trading’s account model, visit newmarkettrading.com.
About New Market Trading
New Market Trading is the first wealth management firm to move the investment account itself onto the blockchain. NMT clients own their account via ERC-4337 smart account technology, delegate trading management to the NMT team, who can execute strategies but never withdraw or redirect funds, and gain immediate access to 10,000+ onchain assets, yield products, and active strategies that no legacy provider can offer.
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