Bug Bounty
A reward program where projects pay people who find security problems. White hat hackers get paid instead of exploiting bugs.
Example
Immunefi paying a hacker $10 million for reporting a critical bug that could have drained billions from a bridge.
Related Terms
Tools & Protocols
📊Key Numbers
$10M+
Max Payouts
for critical bridge/protocol bugs
Immunefi
Platform
largest crypto bug bounty platform
$100M+
Total Paid
by Immunefi alone
🚀Getting Started
- 1Learn smart contract security (Ethernaut, Damn Vulnerable DeFi)
- 2Study past exploits to understand common vulnerabilities
- 3Start with smaller bounties to build reputation
- 4Follow responsible disclosure - report, don't exploit