Liquid Ron Audit Report Published by Code4rena

**LayerZero's $103,000 audit competition is now live** on Code4rena, focusing on securing their Endpoint V2 implementation for Sui blockchain. **Key Details:** - 13-day competition duration - Highest prizes awarded for critical and rare vulnerabilities - Security researchers can participate immediately **Recent Context:** This follows two other major audit launches: - Monad's record-breaking $500,000 unconditional prize pool (27 days) - Succinct's $112,500 competition (30 days) [Start hunting for vulnerabilities](https://code4rena.com/audits/2025-09-layerzero-endpoint-v2-sui)

**BlackholeDex** has launched a significant bug bounty program offering **$100,000 in $BLACK tokens** to security researchers who discover valid vulnerabilities. The bounty program targets whitehats and security experts to: - Identify critical vulnerabilities in BlackholeDex's smart contracts - Strengthen the platform's security before wider deployment - Reward responsible disclosure with substantial compensation Key details include publicly disclosed known issues and a defined scope for the security contest. [View bounty details and start hunting](https://code4rena.com/bounties/blackhole)

**Code4rena is launching its largest audit competition ever** with a $500,000 unconditional prize pool for Monad. Key details: - **28-day competition duration** - Unconditional prize distribution to participating wardens - Represents the biggest prize pool in audit competition history This follows Code4rena's recent $203,500 Solana Foundation audit for Token-2022 Confidential Transfer Extension, showing growing institutional adoption of competitive auditing. The competition format allows multiple security researchers to simultaneously review Monad's smart contracts, potentially identifying more vulnerabilities than traditional single-firm audits.

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)

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.