Hakuna29997288 Wins $28K BlackholeDEX Audit Competition

馃弳 Rookie Auditor's Epic Win

By Code4rena
Jun 23, 2025, 4:26 PM
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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

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Heads up: the @BlackholeDEX competitive audit ends on June 9th! There's still time left to submit your findings for a share of the $28,000 prize pool!

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New $28,000 competitive audit, STARTS NOW! Let鈥檚 welcome Blackhole: a new decentralized exchange designed to serve as the Trading and Liquidity Hub for all blockchain projects on Avalanche. 12 days to help secure @BlackholeDEX with the biggest prizes go to the highest and

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