§ mission brief

> initiating bug-hunt --season=summer-2026

> prize_pool.............: $100,000 USD

> contests...............: 5 × $20,000 · biweekly

> deadlines..............: Jun 10 · 24 · Jul 8 · 22 · Aug 5

> status.................: [ OPEN ]

$100,000

Summer 2026 Bug Hunt Hackathon · by LayerTwoLabs · cross-promoted by eCash (ECX)

next deadline0d 00h 00m 00sWed · 09:00 UTC

Submit via @psztorc →Full rules (drivechain.info)

per contest

$20,000

contests

5 total

cadence

biweekly

top winners

3 / round

payout

BTC / USD

§ scope, repositories

ForkNet↗ github

One T1 bug here = automatic 1st place, regardless of how many lower-tier bugs others submit.

critical · auto-1st

tier

repository

severity

For more info on the software stack → drivechain.info/dev.txt

bug severity

Network fork · loss of funds · inflation · theft

Network crashes · mining halts · txns fail to confirm

Performance degrades significantly · software slows

Anything else, graphical glitches · mysterious behavior

§ prize pool

✦Sole entry? You take home the full $20,000.

1st place

$9,000

per contest

2nd place

$5,500

per contest

3rd place

$5,500

per contest

Prizes shown for 4+ qualified entries. Fewer entrants = larger individual payouts. 5 contests total.

§ how to enter

$ pay --method="telegram-stars" --amount=20 --once

> payment confirmed. entry window now active.

$ hunt --window="2 weeks" --repos="see scope"

> document each bug: what it is, why it qualifies.

$ submit --to=@psztorc --format="bug-list+ReadMe" --by="Wed 09:00 UTC"

> warning: invalid submissions incur negative points, be sure.

$ await --results="Thu 17:00 NYC" --payout="BTC or USD"

> winners announced by Thursday 5 PM NYC. bug lists made public. collect in BTC or USD.

§ participate

Submit via @psztorc →Full rules (drivechain.info)