#EthereumSecurityInitiative #EthereumSecurityInitiative The hashtag refers to various initiatives recently undertaken to strengthen the security of the Ethereum protocol. Two notable initiatives are:

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🔐 1. *Ethereum Protocol Attackathon* (2024)

The Ethereum Foundation and Immunefi are jointly organizing a large-scale security audit competition for the first time in November 2024, named *Attackathon*. The goal of this competition was to identify existing vulnerabilities in the Ethereum protocol's codebase and find solutions for them.

*Key Features:*

- *Prize Pool:* $1.5 million, raised with the support of organizations such as the Ethereum Foundation, Bybit, Wormhole, Arbitrum, The Graph, GMX, and Base.

- *Timeline:* From November 25, 2024, to January 20, 2025.

- *Process:* Initially, there was an educational phase for participants, where training was provided on various aspects of the Ethereum protocol. After that, participants identified vulnerabilities in the protocol's codebase.