Liquity V2 Launches $350K Security Audit Competition
Liquity V2 Launches $350K Security Audit Competition
🔍 Hunt Bugs, Get Paid
Liquity has launched its V2 audit competition on Cantina, offering security researchers rewards from a $350,000 prize pool. The competition runs from March 21 to April 27, 2025.
Key details:
- Regular bug bounty program suspended during competition period
- All findings must be submitted through Cantina platform
- Competition focuses on deployment-ready codebase
- Part of Q2 2025 mainnet redeployment timeline
The audit competition adds extra security scrutiny before V2's immutable deployment. Teams forking Liquity V2 can proceed independently once the patched codebase is public, with access to competition results.
The Liquity V2 audit competition with @cantinaxyz starts Thursday. 💰 Up to $350K in total prize pool rewards for security researchers. 👇
A redeployment requires unprecedented levels of security: that’s why we’re excited to announce @liquityprotocol is kicking off a $350k competition on Cantina this Friday, March 21st.
The Liquity V2 Audit Competition on @cantinaxyz is now live! 💰 Up to $350K in total prize pool rewards for security researchers. Explore the scope here: cantina.xyz/competitions/d…
Liquity V2 Audit Competition begins tomorrow! Just 24 hours until the Liquity V2 $350K security competition begins on @cantinaxyz Learn more on the scope and the rewards on offer here: cantina.xyz/competitions
Liquity V2 Redeployment Update and Audit Contest We now have an updated timeline for the redeployment of Liquity V2! Next Week: Publication of the updated and patched V2 codebase March - April: Hosting of a multi-week audit competition Q2: Redeployment of Liquity V2 on
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