This Week's Security and Bounties: Commit-Boost Moves Toward Audit and Production, Sherlock Audits Now Offer Up to $250K

Security 👾

• Commit-Boost, an open-source public good, moves towards audit and production, made possible by collaboration across the Ethereum Community.
• SlowMist launched an "Incident Response Service" for Web3 projects, offering on-chain and off-chain analysis and asset tracking to enhance security.
• Arbitrum announced 39 candidates have registered for the Security Council election. Delegates can nominate their preferred candidates until Sept 29.
• Pyth Network launches Oracle Integrity Staking to enhance DeFi security, reward accurate price feeds, and align incentives for publishers and stakers.
• GoPlus Security introduces the Solana Token Security API, enhancing security with token contract queries and insights on holder distribution, liquidity, and activity.
• Hacken launches DualDefense, combining expert audits with HackenProof's crowdsourced assessments for stronger security.
• Rekt News reports that Banana Gun, a Telegram trading bot, was compromised, leading to a $3 million loss. Rekt investigates the incident.
• Ackee Blockchain Security launches Solidity for VS Code, enabling fast, secure smart contract development on Ethereum within Visual Studio Code.

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Bug Bounties 🐞

• Sherlock launches Sherlock Shield, providing audits with up to $250k in bug bounty and exploit coverage.
• HackenProof announces bug bounty for SafeSwap with rewards up to $2,000.
• HatsFinance launches an audit competition for Seer on September 25th with up to $100K in rewards.
• HackenProof announces a new bug bounty for Inheriti with rewards up to $2,500.
• Immunefi announces an Invite-Only Program for Swaylend, launching on October 1, with $45,000 in rewards available.
• Immunefi announces a $10 million bug bounty program for Stargate, the liquidity transport protocol.
• Solodit adds Cantina bug bounties, further expanding its knowledge base of smart contract vulnerabilities, audit reports, and bounties.

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