what's immunefi?
Immunefi is a leading bug bounty and security services platform dedicated to protecting cryptocurrency projects from vulnerabilities in Web3 ecosystems. It connects security researchers with protocols to identify and resolve bugs through incentivized bounties, fostering a collaborative defense against hacks and exploits. The platform has facilitated the discovery of thousands of vulnerabilities, enabling projects to enhance their smart contract security and safeguard user funds. In addition to bug bounties, Immunefi offers comprehensive security operations tools, including audit integrations, threat monitoring, and onchain protection services. By unifying various aspects of the security stack, it helps crypto teams manage risks efficiently and build trust within the decentralized finance community.
Immunefi launched Firewall with Dedaub, blocking exploits in real-time with 96% detection.
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x.com/immunefiLaunched the Immunefi Firewall powered by Dedaub, a protocol-controlled firewall that blocks exploits in real time while maintaining composability, achieving a 96% detection rate when tested on 525 hack contracts and 20,900 benign contracts.
Sponsored the buidl_conf conference held in Lisbon starting January 7, 2026.
Spotlights Lombard Finance as a customer on the platform.
Moonbeam Network joins as a customer through a customer spotlight announcement, expanding coverage to the Polkadot-based smart contract platform that provides Ethereum tool compatibility.
Ribbon Finance confirms $2.7M exploit of legacy vaults despite active Immunefi bug bounty, with perpetrator bypassing the bounty program.
Threshold Network renews collaboration with the platform, expanding security coverage across newly released applications and website with access to consolidated security platform and unified risk monitoring dashboard.
Flare Networks is announced as an Immunefi customer in a customer spotlight feature, with the multi-chain data availability and interoperability infrastructure provider now using the bug bounty platform.
Immunefi conducts layoffs affecting bug triager positions and adds SEAL Safe Harbor legal framework integration to its bug bounty platform.
Security researcher Liork earns $100,000 bounty for their first report on the platform and receives Hunt Points, demonstrating active bug bounty program operations.
IMU token added to Coinbase Roadmap, with trading launch contingent on market-making support and sufficient technical infrastructure.
IMU token is introduced as the utility token for the Security OS platform, earned and used by protocols, security researchers, and community members for contributing high-quality threat data to strengthen the security infrastructure.
Immunefi collaborates with Coinbase/Base security team to present Episode 11 of their bi-weekly Security Series on Friday at 1pm ET, focusing on response strategies for hacked projects.
Aera Finance joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding autonomous treasury management protocol to the security platform's client base.
SSV Network joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding Ethereum distributed validator infrastructure provider to the security platform's client base.
Yearn Finance joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding the DeFi yield automation protocol to the security platform's client base.
IPOR Protocol joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding an onchain interest rate derivatives platform to the security service's client base.
Solana Name Service joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding the Solana ecosystem's human-readable identity provider to the security platform's client base.
Pareto Credit joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding institutional private credit marketplace to the security platform's client base.
Granite Protocol joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding Bitcoin yield protocol to the security platform's client base.
0x protocol confirms use of Immunefi's security services to protect their infrastructure and integrators from threats. (ID: 1993402122277441655)
Swell Network joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer, adding another client to the security platform.
Token generation event with ticker IMU receives highest likelihood rating (confirmed/highly likely) for occurrence before the end of the year.
Token sale has ended, with total subscription figures not yet disclosed. (ID: 1992530772532851125)
Shield My Bags feature launches on the platform, powered by Zerion API integration, allowing users to check portfolio safety in two clicks.
Public sale runs on Coinlist platform, and stake.link joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer for decentralized Chainlink staking infrastructure.
Code Review Agent feature launches in Immunefi Magnus, providing AI-powered automation for PR reviews to detect and fix vulnerabilities during development.
Immunefi Magnus adds Daimo, a global stablecoin payments platform, as a new customer.
Token sale extended by 24 hours from original closing time. $IMU prepares to go live on exchanges following the sale conclusion.
$IMU token lists on upcoming pre-market.
Partnership with Shield3 strengthens incident response and preparedness capabilities through Immunefi Magnus platform.
Token sale on CoinList closes in approximately 24 hours with participant count reaching 5,394, up from 5,100 at launch.
Ethereum Name Service becomes an Immunefi customer.
New feature announcement: token holders will be able to back security researchers directly and earn rewards when those researchers win bounties.
Partnership with Range brings continuous monitoring and threat intelligence expertise to Immunefi Magnus, strengthening the unified security stack.
Token sale on CoinList goes live with 5,100 registered participants.
Polymarket, the world's largest on-chain prediction market, joins as an Immunefi customer.
Second Hunt Points distribution goes live on the Dashboard, distributing rewards to security researchers.
Matchain joins as an Immunefi customer, developing modular infrastructure for scalable, verifiable computation that connects decentralized systems with real-world applications.
Total payouts to security researchers reach $125 million, with 30 researchers becoming millionaires on the platform.
$IMU token sale on CoinList ends November 19 at 5pm UTC with $0.01337 price per token, $133.7M FDV (73% discount from private round), 3.74% of 10B supply allocation, and 100% TGE unlock.
Hosts token sale AMA on CoinList platform featuring CEO Mitchell Amador to discuss the ongoing token sale.
Injective, a Layer 1 blockchain built for next-gen finance, joins as an Immunefi Magnus customer.
Releases Security OS roadmap and discloses Magnus platform protects over $81B in assets with 170+ early access members including Chainlink, Optimism, Avalanche, ENS, Lido, Polygon, and Aave.
Announces partnership with Scroll_ZKP to power their Security Subsidy Program via the Magnus platform.
VeChain, a Layer 1 blockchain built for enterprise adoption, joins as an Immunefi Magnus customer.
A major Enterprise Blockchain L1 joins the platform later this month, expanding reach to new corners of onchain finance.
$IMU token gets listed on CoinGecko, a major cryptocurrency tracking platform.
Releases Hunt Points UI and confirms Hunt Points airdrop for security researchers who submit paid reports, with points calculated based on payout amounts and visible in the Immunefi Dashboard.
ParallelMoney joins as new Immunefi Magnus customer for securing their decentralized capital markets infrastructure.
$IMU community sale goes live on November 12 on CoinList.
Seeks to raise $5 million through an ICO on CoinList with a TGE targeted for February 2026.
Launches $500k security audit subsidy program with Areta.io and announces VeChain StarGate audit competition with $40k reward from November 10-24, 2025.
Magnus adds Inverse Finance as customer and reveals integration of eight security partners: ChainPatrol for threat detection, threesigmaxyz and osec_io for audits, sigp_io for blockchain assessments, getfailsafe for monitoring, NexusMutual for coverage, fuzzland_ for fuzzing, and rv_inc for formal verification, all powered by $IMU token.
Joins Alliance Program as member, providing onchain threat prevention and crowdsourced security to stablecoin ecosystem and protocols using USDC, with $180B+ in funds protected.
Magnus adds Zano Project as a customer, extending security coverage to the privacy-focused blockchain's decentralized transaction infrastructure.
Magnus adds Optimism and Filecoin as customers, achieves SOC II Type II certification, and joins Arbitrum security council. Hunt Points Program launches for whitehats to earn points for bug reports, and a $200K XRPL Attackathon begins.
Immunefi Show Episode 1 launches, featuring CEO Mitchell Amador and Berachain CISO discussing blockchain security.
Token sale launches on CoinList November 12 at 17:00 UTC with $133.7M FDV (73% discount to last private round) and 100% unlock at TGE.
Magnus adds Beradrome as a customer, extending security coverage to the DeFi liquidity protocol's sustainable yield system.
Magnus adds Synthetix as a customer, extending security coverage to the DeFi protocol's derivatives infrastructure that handles billions in trading volume.
$IMU token documentation launches, explaining the token's role in powering onchain security through the Magnus platform.
Magnus product adds Optimism as a customer, a Layer-2 chain network securing tens of billions of dollars with millions of daily transactions.
Immunefi announces Filecoin as a new Magnus customer, adding the decentralized storage network to its security services portfolio.
The platform secures 93% of DeFi TVL per DefiLlama data.
The bug bounty program adds Zama's Confidential Smart Contracts repository, expanding security coverage to onchain privacy solutions.
$200K XRPL Attackathon with RippleXDev launches on the platform, focusing on XLS-70 and XLS-80 specifications for XRPL's lending protocol security. Team member speaks at MERGE Madrid 2025 conference on DeFi predictions.
Development of Onchain Firewalls revealed - an oracle-style security layer that connects to smart contracts, simulates transactions, and blocks potential exploits before execution.
Immunefi announces upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE). The Hunt Points Program officially launches today, rewarding security researchers with points based on valid bug report submissions and payout amounts.
@rippleXDev launches a $200K XRPL Attackathon on the platform, targeting security vulnerabilities in XLS-65 Vaults for XRPL's lending protocol.
Pinto joins Immunefi Magnus platform as a new customer to secure their low-volatility money development for onchain economies.
Flare Networks re-launches their Bug Bounty Program on Immunefi with bounties up to $250,000 to secure FAssets.
Immunefi co-sponsors a large-scale smart contracts hacking esports event with Monad and Sigma Prime.
Services return to operational status following infrastructure provider issues, though minor performance issues persist as full stability is being restored.
Infrastructure provider downtime causes temporary service disruptions affecting platform availability and performance.
Ripple and Immunefi launch an "Attackathon" aimed at securing a proposed XRPL lending protocol.
Sigma Prime, described as one of web3's most trusted security teams, joins Immunefi Magnus, making their audit expertise directly accessible within the unified defense platform.
The platform officially announces its Security OS powered by the IMU token, introduces two major new products including the Immunefi Firewall with 96% exploit blocking rate and a Code Review Agent, while confirming the token has not been released yet with TGE date and tokenomics to be announced later.
Security researcher bpop23293 earns $200,000 bounty for discovering a critical vulnerability, marking one of the platform's highest payouts.
A major keynote presentation is scheduled for September 30 at Token2049 in Singapore during "Alpha Night" with speculation about a potential token announcement. The presentation is described as having "something major to share" with hints that it could involve a token launch related to securing trillions in onchain assets.
A project announces security testing of their v3 version scheduled for October 6th, inviting security researchers to participate through the platform.
Security researcher Liserov earns $50,000 bounty for discovering a critical web/app vulnerability, demonstrating continued high-value bug bounty activity on the platform.
Immunefi Island 3 gamified competition concludes with 122 security researchers submitting over 500 reports across 82 projects during 8-week period.
Two All Stars security researchers who are siblings discover confirmed critical bugs in the same week.
Security researchers earn $1.17M in July rewards, excluding audit and PR review payments.
New Elite-ranked security researcher joins All Stars program with 25 critical vulnerabilities and $449,281 in rewards.
New audit competition launches July 7th with Folks Finance, featuring $30,000 prize pool and first-ever All Star and Podium Reward Pools.
Platform self-funds security researcher payments following client's refusal to honor approved audit competition terms.
New Associate researcher joins All Stars program with track record of monthly critical vulnerability discoveries.
All Stars researchers earned $16.3M in total payouts, surpassing competing platforms.
Temporary promotion offers 2 dice rolls per report instead of 1 for Island 3 competition from June 21-23.
Magnus platform expands with Three Sigma partnership for smart contract auditing expertise.
New All Star Senior researcher joins with $218.7K earnings and 80% critical vulnerability discovery rate.
Island 3 competition reaches 100 researcher signups with less than 24 hours until launch.
Virtual hacking competition 'Island 3' opens registration with gamified elements and earning opportunities.
The Graph Protocol joins as founding customer with full platform integration for security management.
Two whitehats each earn $50K bounties while platform successfully resolves critical vulnerability.
New partnership with Magnus platform established to secure decentralized AI agents and infrastructure.
Magnus platform expands security offerings through Nexus Mutual partnership and cover integration.
New All Stars program launches with 100-day challenge, as platform reaches $119M in total bounty payouts and completes first cohort including whitehat with $57K earnings.
CertiK Attackathon identifies 6 low-severity issues in Ethereum protocol, contributing 41% of total submissions with 14 detailed security insights.