Gate News message: On April 9, Circle’s L1 blockchain, Arc, announced that it has open-sourced the testnet code ahead of going live on the mainnet. Effective immediately, developers can independently start testnet nodes and review the source code. At the same time, Arc has launched a bug bounty program on the HackerOne platform.

Gate News message, April 7, Web3 security platform Immunefi announced that the DeFi protocol Alchemix has relaunched its bug bounty program on the platform based on its latest v3 contracts, with a maximum reward of up to $300k. This initiative is intended to encourage security researchers to review the new version of the contract code, identify potential vulnerabilities in advance, and improve the protocol’s overall security. Immunefi stated that this is currently a critical window period for auditing the relevant code and participating in the bounty program.

A decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Denaria announced that its smart contract was attacked, resulting in a loss of about $165k. The team is investigating with the auditors and has suspended the user interface while preparing a refund process. Denaria hopes to avoid legal action by inviting the attacker to contact them through a bounty program.

Gate News message, on April 3, Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff posted an announcement on the community platform, stating that the result trading from the binary markets testnet has been included in the mainnet-level bug bounty program. The announcement notes that the current scope of the bug bounty does not include multi-outcome markets. In addition, while users are welcome to provide feedback on the frontend, frontend-related issues are not within the reward scope of the bug bounty program.

Ripple announced that it will fully roll out artificial intelligence security technologies across the XRP Ledger to detect and fix vulnerabilities and raise security standards. The plan includes adversarial code scanning, threat modeling, and more. Multiple low-severity vulnerabilities have already been identified and fixed. In addition, the codebase will be modernized to strengthen collaboration and transparency, along with the introduction of stricter security requirements and an expanded bug bounty program. This set of measures is intended to ensure XRPL’s long-term stability and trustworthiness and attract more institutions to participate.

On March 27, the fully homomorphic encryption project Zama announced the winners of the first season of the developer plan mainnet, divided into the Builder track and the Bounty track, with a total of 8 projects winning, and the second season is about to commence.

This article summarizes cryptocurrency news as of March 26, 2026, including the latest updates on Bitcoin, Ethereum upgrades, Dogecoin trends, real-time cryptocurrency prices, and price forecasts. Major Web3 events today include: 1. CoinShares report: 20% of global Bitcoin miners are on the verge of losses; 2. Bo Shen, founder of Distributed Capital: In 2022, a personal wallet was hacked, resulting in a loss of $42 million. He is now seeking clues and offering a bounty of 10%-20%; 3. Franklin Templeton, in partnership with Ondo, launches five tokenized ETFs, ushering in a 24-hour on-chain trading era.

OpenAI launches a new security vulnerability bounty program, focusing on the risks of AI misuse, aiming to identify potential hazards in advance. The program encourages ethical hackers to submit risk cases related to behavior, emphasizing evidence and actual risk value while handling sensitive and private topics. This move has sparked differing opinions in the tech community, promoting transparency and collaborative safety in AI, but also facing ethical and accountability concerns.

Fenbushi Capital co-founder Bo Shen has initiated a bounty program to recover $42 million stolen in a 2022 hack, offering 10-20% rewards for contributions to recovery. Recent advances in blockchain analysis have improved investigative capabilities, with some funds already frozen.

Shen Bo, founder of Distributed Capital, had his personal wallet compromised in November 2022, resulting in losses of approximately $42 million. After three years of tracking, the team has obtained key leads and is publicly soliciting information from those who can provide clues, offering rewards of 10%-20% based on contributions. Approximately $1.2 million in assets has been frozen so far, and the team has expressed gratitude to individuals and teams who have continuously provided assistance.