Ethereum to Launch $2 Million Hackathon for Largest Crowdsourced Security Audit

Ethereum is gearing up to launch its first-ever hackathon, featuring a reward pool of $2 million. This event, dubbed the “Attackathon,” aims to be the largest crowdsourced security audit of Ethereum’s codebase. The “Attackathon” invites security researchers to actively search for vulnerabilities in the protocol’s code during a four-week, time-bound audit challenge, as explained by the Ethereum Protocol Security (EPS) research team in a July 8 blog post. “They will follow specific rules set for the competition, and only impactful and rule-compliant reports will be rewarded,” the post elaborated. Participants will begin with a technical walkthrough of the blockchain’s code