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Network not being able to confirm new transactions (total network shutdown)

Unintended permanent chain split requiring hard fork (network partition requiring hard fork)

Direct loss of funds

Permanent freezing of funds (fix requires hardfork)

Unintended chain split (network partition)

Temporary freezing of network transactions by delaying one block by 500% or more of the average block time of the preceding 24 hours beyond standard difficulty adjustments

Causing network processing nodes to process transactions from the mempool beyond set parameters

Codebase

Documentation

__Reward Calculation for Critical Level Reports__

For Critical Blockchain/DLT bugs, the reward amount is 10% of the funds directly affected, capped at the maximum critical reward USD 65 000. However, a minimum reward of USD 10 000 is to be rewarded in order to incentivize security researchers against withholding on a bug report.

For critical Blockchain/DLT bugs with a non-funds-at risk impact, the reward will be paid out as follows: 

- Network not being able to confirm new transactions (total network shutdown): USD 25 000
- Unintended permanent chain split requiring hard fork (network partition requiring hard fork): USD 25 000
- Permanent freezing of funds (fix requires hardfork): USD 10 000 - USD 25 000

__Reward Calculation for High Level Reports__

For High Blockchain/DLT non-funds-at risk impacts, the reward will be paid out as follows: 

- Unintended chain split (network partition): USD 10 000
- Temporary freezing of network transactions by delaying one block by 500% or more of the average block time of the preceding 24 hours beyond standard difficulty adjustments: USD 10 000
- Causing network processing nodes to process transactions from the mempool beyond set parameters: USD 10 000

__Reward Payment Terms__

Payouts are handled by the Aleo team directly and are denominated in **USD**. However, payments are done in **ALEO** on **Aleo Network**.

The calculation of the net amount rewarded is based on the average price between CoinMarketCap.com and CoinGecko.com at the time the bug report was submitted. No adjustments are made based on liquidity availability