Cybersecurity has long been trapped in a cycle of promises. Vendors make them. Buyers want to believe them. Regulators demand them. But attackers? They don’t care. They validate your defenses continuously, while the industry relies on pentests, red teams, and POCs that are episodic, expensive, and already outdated the moment they’re delivered.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, as part of the Startup Battlefield 200, HACKERverse® is showing the world why promises aren’t enough anymore. Because in today’s landscape, Proof is the New Currency™.
The Broken System of Promises
For decades, security validation has looked the same:
- Pentests deliver a snapshot. A single moment in time.
- Red teams are costly and episodic.
- POCs are sales theater, taking months of work that drain resources before a buyer even signs.
Each of these methods has its place. But none of them match the speed, persistence, and creativity of real attackers. Boards, customers, and regulators want answers right now, and promises no longer cut it.
Enter the Proof Economy
In the Proof Economy, what matters isn’t what you say. It’s what you can show.
- Buyers demand live evidence that a product works under pressure.
- Vendors need ways to shorten sales cycles and replace months of demos with minutes of Proof.
- Regulators and insurers want auditable, transparent validation tied to frameworks like MITRE, NIST, and OWASP.
Proof is the new standard of trust. And in this economy, Proof is the New Currency™.
Why the Battlefield Matters
TechCrunch Disrupt has always been where new categories are born. AI, SaaS, fintech, many of the technologies we now take for granted were once unveiled on this stage.
By bringing the Proof Economy to the Startup Battlefield 200, HACKERverse® is putting a spotlight on cybersecurity’s missing category: Continuous Autonomous Evaluation (CAE).
This isn’t about incremental change. It’s about a paradigm shift. A shift where Proof becomes the baseline for trust, and where buyers, vendors, and regulators all trade in the same currency.
The Role of HACKERverse® Arenas
Inside the HACKERverse®, we built Arenas, AI-native battlegrounds where autonomous attack, risk, and impact bots stress-test defenses in real time.
- No binders of outdated reports.
- No three-month POCs.
- No promises on paper.
Instead, Arenas mint the only thing that matters in the Proof Economy: Proof that lasts beyond the moment.
Here’s Our Final 2 Cents
We believe cybersecurity needs a new standard, one where validation is continuous, autonomous, and transparent. That’s what we’re building inside the HACKERverse®.
Being part of the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is more than an opportunity. It’s our chance to show why Proof is the New Currency™, and why the Proof Economy is the next inevitable shift in cybersecurity.
The question won’t be if your defenses were tested. It’ll be how they performed in the HACKERverse.
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