COINOTAG News reported on September 16 that the Ethereum Foundation has launched the Fusaka network upgrade and opened a four-week security audit competition, offering up to $2 million in rewards to security researchers who identify vulnerabilities prior to the planned hard fork on the mainnet. The program runs from September 15 to October 13 and includes a 2x bonus in week one and a 1.5x bonus in week two.
The initiative is intended to bolster the upgrade’s security posture ahead of an expected Q4 deployment, incentivizing responsible vulnerability disclosure through structured bounty tiers. Market participants and protocol stakeholders should view the announced timeline as provisional, while the Foundation’s audit incentives aim to accelerate remediation and reduce protocol risk before the Fusaka network upgrade goes live.