Is Sherlock a good place to start bug bounty hunting?

No program here lists a cash reward for Low-severity bugs, every program can be read without an account and 12 launched in the last 90 days.

Sherlock bug bounty programs

Web3 Global Updated 52 minutes ago

Sherlock is a Web3 bug bounty platform with 37 public programs; 37 (100%) pay cash, with a median top reward of $200k and a highest of $16M.

Bounty reports need a refundable USDC deposit.

Visit sherlock.xyz Browse all 37 programs

Public programs: 37
Pay cash (100%): 37
Median top reward: $200k
Highest reward: $16M
New, 30 / 90 days: 6 / 12

Is Sherlock a good place to start?

What matters most when you are new: rewards for small bugs, open access and quick answers.

No program here lists a cash reward for Low-severity bugs.
Every program can be read without an account.
12 launched in the last 90 days.

What hunters should know

The usual complaints about bug bounty platforms, and what the data says here.

Fees and deposits

37 programs charge a fee, deposit or credits per report.

Based on 37 programs No fee
How you are paid

37 pay in fiat money and 0 in crypto.

Based on 37 programs

Highest-paying programs

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Usual Labs

$16M

Scope

19

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Usual - Fira UZR (Usual Zero Rate) module

$7.5M

Scope

9

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Aave V4

$2.5M

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Cap

$1M

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Flying Tulip

$1M

Scope

18

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Kamino

$1M

Scope

7

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New program

Rewards by severity

Maximum reward per severity, from USD reward tables.

Severity	Programs	Median	Top
Critical	37	$200k	$16M

What you can test

1,207 in-scope targets across all programs.

Other 756
Smart contract 408
Source code 43

Newest programs

Yearn Launched 5 Nov 2026
$200k
SYMMIO Launched 5 Nov 2026
$808.8k
Inverse Finance Launched 4 Nov 2026
$100k
Aero Launched 30 Oct 2026
$500k
Monolith Stablecoin Factory Launched 23 Oct 2026
$20k
Kamino Launched 16 Oct 2026
$1M

Recent changes

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Inverse Finance 1w ago

Scope + Sherlock

Added to scope: 0xd22D0287c6aA9FC4D07e7e1a11BDcF2daad406b7
Inverse Finance 1w ago

Scope + Sherlock

Added to scope: 0xD591d4573e867967596a934724AA8492b025A22c
Inverse Finance 1w ago

Scope + Sherlock

Added to scope: 0x529203f9F07c66d2D96812E3D942387312Fab0Ee
Inverse Finance 1w ago

Scope + Sherlock

Added to scope: 0x0c52fb9e292d66d5F72cf8b82A5377F1c62f61eE

All 37 programs on Sherlock

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37 programs · Highest reward

Programs, highest reward first
Program	Top severity	Scope	First response	Top reward
Usual Labs	Critical	19	–	$16,000,000
Usual - Fira UZR (Usual Zero Rate) module	Critical	9	–	$7,500,000
Aave V4	Critical	1	–	$2,500,000
Cap	Critical	1	–	$1,000,000
Flying Tulip	Critical	18	–	$1,000,000
Kamino New New scope	Critical	7	–	$1,000,000
SYMMIO New	Critical	3	–	$808,808
Aero New New scope	Critical	467	–	$500,000
Babylon	Critical	13	–	$500,000
Fira Protocol	Critical	41	–	$500,000
Midas New scope	Critical	3	–	$500,000
Paradex	Critical	6	–	$500,000
Sherlock sherlock.xyz	Critical	1	–	$500,000
Moonwell	Critical	262	–	$250,000
Scroll	Critical	34	–	$250,000
Sport.Fun sport.fun	Critical	1	–	$250,000
Satlayer	Critical	2	–	$200,000
Tenor Labs	Critical	1	–	$200,000
Yearn New	Critical	30	–	$200,000
Exactly	Critical	3	–	$100,000
Inverse Finance New New scope	Critical	90	–	$100,000
Mellow Core Vaults	Critical	1	–	$100,000
Puffer	Critical	41	–	$100,000
Seamless Leverage Tokens	Critical	17	–	$100,000
USX	Critical	5	–	$100,000
40acres Finance Update June 30th	Critical	1	–	$50,000
Flat Money	Critical	1	–	$50,000
Napier	Critical	4	–	$50,000
Vesu	Critical	1	–	$50,000
Alphix - Dec 2025	Critical	1	–	$30,000
Union	Critical	1	–	$30,000
Axal - TEE & Server	Critical	1	–	$25,000
Rujira	Critical	5	–	$25,000
Monolith Stablecoin Factory New New scope	Critical	19	–	$20,000
Rubicon (rubicon.finance)	Critical	78	–	$15,000
Golem Network	Critical	3	–	$10,000
Pinto	Critical	16	–	$5,000

Usual Labs

$16M

Scope

19

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Usual - Fira UZR (Usual Zero Rate) module

$7.5M

Scope

9

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Aave V4

$2.5M

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Cap

$1M

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Flying Tulip

$1M

Scope

18

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Kamino

$1M

Scope

7

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New program New scope
SYMMIO

$808.8k

Scope

3

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New program
Aero

$500k

Scope

467

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New program New scope
Babylon

$500k

Scope

13

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Fira Protocol

$500k

Scope

41

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Midas

$500k

Scope

3

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New scope
Paradex

$500k

Scope

6

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Sherlock

sherlock.xyz

$500k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Moonwell

$250k

Scope

262

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Scroll

$250k

Scope

34

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Sport.Fun

sport.fun

$250k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Satlayer

$200k

Scope

2

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Tenor Labs

$200k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Yearn

$200k

Scope

30

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New program
Exactly

$100k

Scope

3

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Inverse Finance

$100k

Scope

90

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New program New scope
Mellow Core Vaults

$100k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Puffer

$100k

Scope

41

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Seamless Leverage Tokens

$100k

Scope

17

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
USX

$100k

Scope

5

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
40acres Finance Update June 30th

$50k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Flat Money

$50k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Napier

$50k

Scope

4

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Vesu

$50k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Alphix - Dec 2025

$30k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Union

$30k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Axal - TEE & Server

$25k

Scope

1

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Rujira

$25k

Scope

5

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Monolith Stablecoin Factory

$20k

Scope

19

First response

–

Top severity

Critical

New program New scope
Rubicon (rubicon.finance)

$15k

Scope

78

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Golem Network

$10k

Scope

3

First response

–

Top severity

Critical
Pinto

$5,000

Scope

16

First response

–

Top severity

Critical