Code4rena Audits: Taiko and ZkSync Seek Community Help to Secure Rollup Improvements
Code4rena Audits: Taiko and ZkSync Seek Community Help to Secure Rollup Improvements
🔍 Rollup Audits Underway
Code4rena, a smart contract auditing platform, has launched two major audits for projects aiming to enhance rollup technology on Ethereum. Taiko is offering a $140,000 USDC bounty for its Based Contestable Rollup audit, which runs until March 27th. ZkSync has also initiated a $250,000 USDC audit for its rollup improvement proposal, with a deadline of March 28th. The audits aim to leverage the community's expertise in identifying potential vulnerabilities and ensuring the security of these critical upgrades.
With the Mainnet deployment of EIP-4844 right around the corner, @zksync is back for another audit! 💻 Their $250,000 USDC audit is live until March 28th at 20:00 UTC Help ensure their rollup improvement proposal is secure today: code4rena.co/zksync-era
The $36,500 USDC @PoolTogether_ audit is now live! You can dive in until March 11th at 20:00 UTC 🏊♀️ Get started today: code4rena.co/pool-together
The $140,000 USDC @taikoxyz audit is live! 🥁 You can help secure their Based Contestable Rollup until March 27th at 20:00 UTC Get started today: code4rena.co/taiko
Wardens, have you checked out the $140,000 USDC @taikoxyz audit yet? 👀 You have until March 27th to help secure their Based Contestable Rollup 🥁 There’s no time to waste. Get started now: code4rena.co/taiko
Code4rena Announces Competitive Audit Partnership with Panoptic
Code4rena has announced a new competitive audit collaboration with Panoptic to enhance their protocol security. Key details: - Competitive audit format will reward discoverers of unique, high-severity vulnerabilities - Larger bounties available for more critical findings - Partnership aims to strengthen Panoptic's codebase security This follows Code4rena's recent successful audit partnership with Upside, continuing their mission to improve Web3 security through competitive auditing.
Hakuna29997288 Wins $28K BlackholeDEX Audit Competition
The results of BlackholeDEX's $28,000 competitive security audit have been announced. **@Hakuna29997288** secured first place with three solo findings and earned the Top Hunter award. **@rayss_07** claimed second place and was recognized for Top Gatherer & Best QA report, while **@MaxZuvex** took third place. BlackholeDEX is a new decentralized exchange built for Avalanche blockchain projects. The audit focused on identifying critical vulnerabilities in their codebase. Full results available at [Code4rena](https://code4rena.com/audits/2025-05-blackhole)
BitVault Competitive Audit Results Announced
Code4rena has announced the winners of the $15,000 BitVault competitive audit. - **First Place**: araj - **Second Place**: @0xdemonnn - **Third Place**: @shishgeor araj achieved notable success by securing both Top Hunter and Top Gatherer positions alongside @0xdemonnn. [View complete results](https://code4rena.com/audits/2025-04-bitvault)
Starknet Competitive Audit Deadline Approaches
The Starknet competitive audit is reaching its conclusion on April 9th. Security researchers and auditors have a final opportunity to participate and potentially earn from the substantial $150,000 prize pool. - **Deadline**: April 9th, 2025 - **Prize Pool**: $150,000 - **Platform**: Code4rena competitive audit Findings must be submitted before the deadline to be eligible for rewards. This audit follows similar recent competitions, including the successful Recallnet audit which concluded in March with a $100,000 prize pool.
IQ AI Smart Contract Audit Report Released by Code4rena
Code4rena has published the comprehensive security audit report for IQ AI, a platform developing tokenized agents for DeFi applications. The audit, which carried a $35,000 prize pool, focused on identifying critical vulnerabilities and security concerns. The audit process began in January 2025, with auditors examining the platform's smart contracts and infrastructure. IQ AI demonstrated strong commitment to security best practices throughout the review. - Full audit report available at [Code4rena](https://code4rena.com/reports/2025-01-iq-ai) - Initial audit competition ran for 9 days - Rewards distributed based on severity and uniqueness of findings