# Ethereum Protocol Attackathon is Live

DevFeed: [Ethereum Protocol Attackathon is Live](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ethereum-protocol-attackathon-is-live-17122.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2024/11/25/ethereum-protocol-attackathon>)

Author: EF Protocol Support

Published: 2024-11-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>)

Tags: [announce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announce.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [competition](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/competition.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-research.md>)

## AI overview

The Ethereum Foundation announces the first Ethereum protocol Attackathon, a crowdsourced security audit competition hosted by Immunefi. Running from November 25 to January 20, it offers a $1.5 million reward pool and includes educational walkthroughs before researchers search for impactful, rule-compliant vulnerabilities.

## Source excerpt

The Protocol Security Research Team and the Ecosystem Funding Initiative at the Ethereum Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of the first Ethereum protocol Attackathon with a reward pool of $1,500,000, hosted by Immunefi. The attackathon runs between November 25th and January 20th and aims to enhance the security...