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Straight answers on security contests, dual judging, pricing, timing and pre-launch bug bounties, from the team running them.
- Contest quality
How do you keep AI-generated spam out of a security contest?
An AutoGuard round of AI agents and static analyzers competes before the guard contest, every submission carries a fee, and findings pass two layers of judging.
Read - Judging
How are issues judged?
Community judging runs first, then two Lead Judges assess every finding independently, review each other's calls and escalate any disagreement.
Read - Timing
When should we run a security contest, relative to mainnet launch?
Start once your code is complete and before you go to mainnet, and leave a buffer between the end of the work and your launch date.
Read - After the contest
What happens after a security contest closes?
A Mitigation Review. Lead Guards who finish in the top-10 join it, along with any guards who outrank them and finish inside the top-10.
Read - Bug bounties
Do you run bug bounties as well as security contests?
Yes, a pre-launch bug bounty. It runs live and public in the final stage of The Bridge, alongside formal verification, and DualGuard covers every payout.
Read - Pricing
How much does a smart contract security contest cost?
Prize pools start at $45k and the platform fee is 20% of the total budget, or 25% when a pre-launch bug bounty runs alongside the contest.
Read - Comparison
Security contest vs traditional audit: what is the difference?
An audit puts one firm on your code for a fixed window. A contest opens it to a wide network of security researchers, anchored by two Lead Guards.
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