[New Audit] Mina launches DualDefense Contest With Up to $24,500 on HackenProof

What is DualDefense

DualDefense is a service that combines traditional security audit services with HackenProof crowdsourced audits, powered by the community. After your main audit, HackenProof bug hunters additionally review your code. If critical bugs are found during the Crowdsourced Audit period, rewards are covered by the DualDefense Flash Pool community of stakers, preventing costs from being shifted to the project.

Auditors, the community of stakers, and bug hunters — all working together to protect your systems. By participating in DualDefense, Mina ensures maximum protection for its platform and engages the security research community to identify vulnerabilities before they can affect users.

Last Audit

Since DualDefense Audit always follows the traditional audit, the last Mina audit has already been done by Hacken.

Mina Enters the DualDefense Arena

Mina is a layer-1 blockchain with a 22KB blockchain & zero knowledge smart contracts (“zkApps”) written in TypeScript.

Focus Area

This DualDefense is focused on Smart Contract. Here are the vulnerabilities in scope:

• Stealing or loss of end-user funds
• Permanent lock of end-user funds

To increase your chances of finding a critical bug, read Mina’s docs here.

Bounty Breakdown

As part of the DualDefense program, Mina will reward security researchers for discovering critical vulnerabilities that could put the system or its users at risk.

• Critical bugs: up to $24,500 per valid submission.

Other findings may be acknowledged, but rewards are reserved exclusively for critical issues.

How to Participate

DualDefense starts on May 27, 2025 and will run until June 24, 2025. Mina ****is already looking forward to your findings, so you can join the program and submit your reports here.