Immunefi & Ethereum Foundation Collaborate on First Attackathon for Ethereum Protocol Security
Immunefi & Ethereum Foundation announce the first Attackathon, a crowdsourced effort to boost Ethereum's protocol security with $2M reward pool.
- Immunefi and Ethereum Foundation, in collaboration, launches the first-ever Attackathon to enhance Ethereum’s protocol security.
- The Attackathon includes a time-bound code review program by Immunefi, with participation from leading security researchers.
- It also offers a community education program focused on Ethereum security and technology.
The Ethereum Protocol Security (EPS) Research Team has recently announced the launch of the Ethereum Protocol Attackathon, hosted by Immunefi, an onchain crowdsourced security platform.
The Attackathon represents a first-time collaborative effort, which aims to be the largest crowdsourced security audit contest ever, designed to enhance the security of the entire protocol’s code.
One audit competition to rule them all 🏆
— Immunefi (@immunefi) July 8, 2024
Immunefi, in collaboration with the @Ethereum Foundation, presents the first-ever Attackathon to enhance Ethereum’s protocol security. 💪
Become a sponsor and help make history ✨
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According to the announcement, this four-week event aims to improve the security of the Ethereum protocol through a large-scale, crowdsourced security audit competition. The goal is to raise over $2 million for the reward pool, with the EF contributing an initial $500,000.
“We invite the entire Ethereum community — from projects to individual developers — to participate in this important event. Contributions to the reward pool will directly enhance the security of the Ethereum ecosystem, fostering a safer environment for users and developers,” reads Ethereum’s announcement.
The Attackathon includes a time-bound code review program by Immunefi, with participation from leading security researchers. It also offers a community education program focused on Ethereum security and technology.
Immunefi runs the largest web3 security community with over 45,000 researchers. It protects more than $190 billion in user funds for major projects like Chainlink, Wormhole, MakerDAO, TheGraph, Synthetix, Polygon, and Optimism. Additionally, it has awarded over $100 million in bug bounties and saved over $25 billion in user funds. It currently offers more than $161 million in bounty rewards.
Edited by Harshajit Sarmah
