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Stargate is a composable crosschain liquidity protocol, and the first application built on LayerZero.

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Optimism
Maximum Bounty
$3,500,000
Live Since
24 September 2024
Last Updated
29 October 2026
  • Triaged by Immunefi

  • PoC Required

  • KYC required

  • Arbitration enabled

Rewards

Stargate provides rewards in USDT, USDC on Ethereum, denominated in USD.

Rewards by Threat Level

Smart Contract
Critical
Max: $3,500,000Min: $100,000
Primacy of Impact
Medium
Max: $10,000Min: $500
Primacy of Impact
Critical Reward Calculation

Mainnet assets:

Reward amount is 10% of the funds directly affected up to a maximum of:

$3,500,000

Minimum reward to discourage security researchers from withholding a bug report:

$100,000

Primacy of Impact vs Primacy of Rules

Primacy of Impact means that the impact is prioritized rather than a specific asset. This encourages security researchers to report on all bugs with an in-scope impact, even if the affected assets are not in scope.

For more information, please see Best Practices: Primacy of Impact.

When submitting a report on Immunefi's dashboard, the security researcher should select the Primacy of Impact asset placeholder. If the team behind this project has multiple programs, those other programs are not covered under Primacy of Impact for this program. Instead, check if those other projects have a bug bounty program on Immunefi.

If the project has any testnet and/or mock files, those will not be covered under Primacy of Impact.

All other impacts are considered under the Primacy of Rules, which means that they are bound by the terms and conditions set within this program.

Reward Calculation for Critical Level Reports

For critical smart contract bugs, the reward amount is 10% of the funds directly affected up to a maximum of $3,500,000. The calculation of the amount of funds at risk is based on the time and date the bug report is submitted. However, a minimum reward of $100,000 is to be rewarded in order to incentivize security researchers against withholding a critical bug report.

Repeatable Attack Limitations

If the smart contract where the vulnerability exists can be upgraded or paused, only the initial attack will be considered for a reward.

The amount of funds at risk will be calculated with the impact of the first attack being at 100% and then a reduction of 100% from the amount of the first attack for every 1 hours the attack needs for subsequent attacks from the first attack, rounded down.

Rewards Body

Rewards are distributed according to the impact of the vulnerability based on the Immunefi Vulnerability Severity Classification System V2.3.

All bug reports must come with a PoC with an end-effect impacting an asset-in-scope in order to be considered for a reward. Explanations and statements are not accepted as PoC and code is required. Bug reports are required to include a runnable PoC in order to prove impact. Exceptions may be made in cases where the vulnerability is objectively evident from simply mentioning the vulnerability and where it exists. However, the bug reporter may be required to provide a PoC at any point in time.

All non-critical rewards for the project bug bounty program are scaled based on an internally established team criteria, taking into account the exploitability of the bug, the impact it causes, and the likelihood of the vulnerability presenting itself, which is especially factored in with bug reports requiring multiple conditions to be met that are currently not in-place. Rewards will be provided at the determined fair value by the team depending on these conditions, assuming that the bug report is in-scope of the bug bounty program.

LayerZero requires KYC to be done for all bug bounty hunters submitting a report and wanting a reward. The information needed are:

  • Invoice is required with Name, Address, and Payment Instructions
  • Proof of address (either a redacted bank statement with your address or a recent utility bill with your name, address, and issuer of the bill)
  • Copy of your passport or other Government ID will be required

The collection of this information will be done by the project team.

Payouts are handled by LayerZero directly and are denominated in USD. However, payouts are done in Fiat USD via wire transfer, USDC, or USDT, with the choice of ratio at the discretion of the team.

Program Overview

Stargate is a composable crosschain liquidity protocol, and the first application built on LayerZero.

For more information about Stargate, please visit our docs.

Audits

Completed audit reports for this project can be found at the links below.

Any unpatched or unresolved vulnerabilities disclosed in these reports are not eligible for rewards.

Auditor
Multiple
Completed at
1 October 2026

KYC required

The submission of KYC information is a requirement for payout processing.

Participants must adhere to the Eligibility Criteria.

Proof of Concept

Proof of concept is always required for all severities.

Responsible Publication

Category 3: Approval Required

Prohibited Activities

Default prohibited activities
  • Any testing on mainnet or public testnet deployed code; all testing should be done on local-forks of either public testnet or mainnet
  • Any testing with pricing oracles or third-party smart contracts
  • Attempting phishing or other social engineering attacks against our employees and/or customers
  • Any testing with third-party systems and applications (e.g. browser extensions) as well as websites (e.g. SSO providers, advertising networks)
  • Any denial of service attacks that are executed against project assets
  • Automated testing of services that generates significant amounts of traffic
  • Public disclosure of an unpatched vulnerability in an embargoed bounty
  • Any other actions prohibited by the Immunefi Rules

Feasibility Limitations

The project may be receiving reports that are valid (the bug and attack vector are real) and cite assets and impacts that are in scope, but there may be obstacles or barriers to executing the attack in the real world. In other words, there is a question about how feasible the attack really is. Conversely, there may also be mitigation measures that projects can take to prevent the impact of the bug, which are not feasible or would require unconventional action and hence, should not be used as reasons for downgrading a bug's severity.

Therefore, Immunefi has developed a set of feasibility limitation standards which by default states what security researchers, as well as projects, can or cannot cite when reviewing a bug report.