Bug bounty
A standing reward programme paying ethical hackers for responsibly disclosed vulnerabilities.
Bug bounties (commonly hosted on Immunefi, HackerOne, or Code4rena) are a leading indicator of issuer / protocol security maturity. Maximum bounty size, scope clarity, and historic payout count all factor into the StableLens audit-and-security dimension.
Related terms
- Audit reportA security firm's written review of smart-contract code, classifying findings by severity and tracking issuer responses.
- ExploitA security failure that lets an attacker drain protocol funds — historically the dominant loss vector in DeFi.
- Responsible disclosureA vulnerability-reporting protocol where researcher and protocol coordinate a fix before public announcement.