Aero delays mainnet launch to September and announces $400K Sherlock bug bounty contest following clean audit results.
Tech & Launches ·
Aero has postponed its mainnet launch to September and introduced a $400K bug bounty contest through Sherlock, according to the project's announcement. The delay follows completion of security audits that identified no critical or high-severity bugs in the protocol's code.
The bug bounty represents an additional layer of external review, running parallel to the formal audit process. By incentivizing independent researchers to test for vulnerabilities, the contest extends the window for discovering edge cases and attack vectors before mainnet deployment. Audits in crypto serve as structured, independent reviews designed to verify that systems behave as claimed, spanning smart contract security and other critical infrastructure checks.
The specific scope, duration, and rules governing the Sherlock contest remain unspecified in available materials. Details on whether the $400K allocation covers a single bounty round or multiple payouts, and what threat models the contest prioritizes, have not been disclosed.