$USDC Ethereum's 2025 Security Initiatives: Fortifying the Future of Decentralized Finance*

In 2025, Ethereum is undertaking significant measures to enhance its security infrastructure, ensuring the robustness and resilience of its decentralized ecosystem.

1. *Attackathon: Crowdsourced Security Audit*

The Ethereum Foundation, in collaboration with Immunefi, launched the first-ever "Attackathon," a crowdsourced security audit competition. With a reward pool of $1.5 million, this initiative engages top security researchers to identify vulnerabilities in Ethereum's protocol, promoting proactive defense mechanisms.

2. *ERC-7512: On-Chain Audit Verification*

To enhance transparency and trus