Web3 Security Insights | Cantina Blog

The best bug bounty programs in Web3 run on Cantina. See how Uniswap, Coinbase, Morpho, Euler, and Kinetiq secure their protocols live.

Top 5 Web3 Bug Bounty Programs & CTFs on Cantina

Explore 5 of the most advanced bug bounties and CTFs on Cantina, including Uniswap, Coinbase, Aave, and others pushing security in production.

Paul

November 18, 2025

News

L2 systems carry finality delays and exit risk. Understand how sequencer failures and fraud proofs impact user withdrawals to Layer 1.

Exit Risk & Finality in Layer 2 Protocols

Explore how Layer 2 exit windows, sequencer downtime, and fraud proofs affect asset recovery and finality across optimistic rollups.

Paul

November 18, 2025

Spearbit

How Injective and Cantina enable secure, fast, AI-integrated DeFi infrastructure with real-world asset support.

Injective x Cantina: Securing AI-Ready DeFi Infra

Injective and Cantina team up to secure high-speed DeFi infrastructure powering AI, RWA, and cross-chain finance.

Paul

November 18, 2025

Case Studies

Web3 infrastructure security beyond smart contracts.

Web3 Cybersecurity for Institutional Standards

Meeting bank-grade security in Web3 now means securing infrastructure, monitoring, and response—not just contracts. Learn how to operationalize it.

Paul

November 17, 2025

News

Why fraud tools aren’t enough: securing modern neobanks with MDR, smart contract audits, and continuous infrastructure monitoring.

Securing Neobanks from Web2 and Web3 Risk

Neobanks face full-stack risk across Web2 and Web3 layers. Learn how MDR, audits, and infrastructure testing build institutional security readiness.

Paul

November 14, 2025

Best Practices

Cantina audits Sonic’s L1 for 400K TPS, secure cross-chain bridging, and enterprise-ready infrastructure.

Sonic x Cantina: Infrastructure Ready for Institutions

How Sonic reached 400K TPS with sub-second finality, and what Cantina’s audits reveal about its readiness for enterprise-grade deployment.

Paul

November 13, 2025

Case Studies

Cantina secures $3B+ in Lista DAO’s BNBFi lending and staking systems.

Lista DAO x Cantina: Securing $3B in DeFi TVL

Lista DAO secures $3B+ across BNB Chain with Cantina’s audits, modular architecture, and institutional-grade DeFi security framework.

Paul

November 11, 2025

Case Studies

NFTs carry real risk. This guide helps builders secure mints, metadata, wallets, and contracts—before and after launch.

NFT Security Guide for Builders and Operators

Protect your NFT project with this guide covering mint safety, metadata integrity, role design, upgrade controls, and operational best practices.

Paul

November 11, 2025

Spearbit

How UK stablecoin caps reshape global regulatory thinking.

UK Stablecoin Caps Signal Global Policy Shift

The Bank of England’s proposed stablecoin ownership caps signal a new phase in global regulation. Here’s how this affects builders, issuers, and protocols.

Paul

November 7, 2025

News

How token roles create and amplify risk in Web3 protocols.

How Token Design Shapes Web3 Security

Token design affects protocol risk in Web3. Learn how governance, collateral, and inter-protocol use cases impact economic and security resilience.

Paul

November 6, 2025

Spearbit

$4M saved: Panoptic and Cantina whitehat recovery case study.

Inside the $4M Panoptic Rescue with Cantina

How Panoptic and Cantina coordinated a $4M whitehat rescue across chains, securing user funds through live triage, flashbots, and zero loss.

Paul

November 6, 2025

Case Studies

How ZKsync and Cantina are building high-performance, privacy-first blockchain infrastructure for institutions and capital markets.

ZKsync x Cantina: Securing ZK Financial Infrastructure

ZKsync and Cantina are building secure, programmable cryptographic infrastructure for capital markets, tokenization, and cross-border settlement.

Paul

November 6, 2025

Case Studies

BNB Chain builder security checklist by Cantina

Cantina x BNB Chain: 15 Essential Security Tips for Builders

Cantina and BNB Chain share 15 essential security tips to help Web3 builders reduce risk and strengthen protocol defenses from day one.

Paul

November 4, 2025

Best Practices

How community reporting and education are strengthening Web3 security—faster detection, better trust, and lower risk.

Community-Powered Threat Detection in Web3

Explore how Web3 protocols use community reporting, user education, and hybrid detection to reduce threats and increase security resilience.

Paul

November 4, 2025

Spearbit

Cantina MDR secures Web3 protocols through real time incident response

Managed Detection and Response for Digital Asset Economy

Cantina’s MDR bridges detection containment and recovery for digital assets organizations ensuring fast structured and trusted response under threat

Paul

November 4, 2025

News

Quantum risk to Web3 public keys illustrated with blockchain cube diagram.

Quantum Threats to Web3: What You Need to Know

Quantum computing threatens legacy cryptography in Web3. Learn how exposed public keys could lead to future fund theft—and how to prepare.

Paul

November 3, 2025

Case Studies

Common risks in yield aggregator protocol design.

Design Risks in Yield Aggregator Protocols

Explore common vulnerabilities in yield aggregators, from custody risk to strategy execution, and how to build safer, composable DeFi infrastructure.

Paul

October 30, 2025

Spearbit

How Story powers programmable IP, secured by Cantina.

Secure Infrastructure for Programmable IP: Story x Cantina

How Story’s programmable IP infrastructure supports AI, media, royalties, and how Cantina secured validator logic and protocol enforcement.

Paul

October 30, 2025

Case Studies

How AWS shortages reveal hidden risks in Web3: validator downtime, sequencer stalls, and fragile CI/CD pipelines due to cloud centralization.

Lessons Learned from the AWS Shortage

Web3 protocols rely on centralized clouds. AWS chip shortages show why cloud dependency is a core risk for validators, sequencers, and resilience.

Paul

October 28, 2025

Spearbit

Proof-of-concept best practices from Coinbase x Cantina’s $5M bounty.

Inside the Coinbase x Cantina Bug Bounty: What Makes a Valid PoC

Inside Coinbase x Cantina’s $5M bounty: what defines a valid PoC, common errors, and how clear, reproducible submissions earn lasting trust.

Paul

October 28, 2025

Best Practices

How Superform secured $135M+ in onchain yield with Cantina.

Cantina x Superform: Securing $135M in Onchain Yield

How Superform and Cantina secured over $135M in modular onchain yield infrastructure using validator-enforced architecture and composable smart accounts.

Paul

October 23, 2025

Case Studies

Why AI-powered threats in Web3—from phishing to agent exploitation- are rising fast, and what teams must do to defend against automation.

AI Threats and Automation in Web3 Security

AI is reshaping Web3 security. Explore how attackers use automation and what organizations can do to defend against fast-evolving, AI-powered threats.

Paul

October 23, 2025

Spearbit

Cantina October 2025 Changelog – Incident War Room & More

Cantina Code: From Live Exploit Handling to Custom Workflow Control

This Cantina update introduces Safe Harbor, incident triggers, custom views, and a new client dashboard to streamline Web3 security workflows.

Paul

October 23, 2025

Changelog

Crypto Adoption Panel at Hack Seasons Singapore 2025

Hack Seasons Recap: Cantina, Mastercard, Mercuryo & Babylon on the Future of Crypto Adoption

Cantina joined Mastercard, Mercuryo, and Babylon at Hack Seasons Singapore to explore the real barriers to mainstream crypto adoption—usability, trust, security, and stablecoin readiness.

Paul

October 22, 2025

News

Cantina outlines how Web3 startups can win institutional trust in 2025 by demonstrating security, compliance, and operational resilience.

How Web3 Startups Sell Security in 2025

Cantina’s guide for Web3 startups on earning institutional trust in 2025 through security, compliance, and operational resilience.

Paul

October 21, 2025

Best Practices

Spearbit explains how critical protocol integrations cause major Web3 exploits and how composability-aware design prevents systemic vulnerabilities.

Beyond Audits: Securing Composable Protocols

Spearbit explores how Web3 protocols can prevent catastrophic exploits from composability risks through integration-aware design and system-level audits.

Paul

October 21, 2025

Spearbit

Auditing Vault-Based Protocols in DeFi

Spearbit’s guide to securing vault-based DeFi protocols - covering accounting logic, strategy access, withdrawal design, and upgrade safety before deployment.

Paul

October 16, 2025

Spearbit

Cantina and Hypernative join forces to deliver real-time monitoring, threat detection, and managed incident response for Web3 protocols.

Cantina x Hypernative: Setting the Standard for Web3 MDR

Cantina and Hypernative launch a Web3 Managed Detection and Response partnership delivering real-time threat detection and guaranteed incident response.

Paul

October 15, 2025

News

Zero vulnerability means continuous verification and proactive defense across contracts, infrastructure, and governance in Web3 systems.

Zero Vulnerability in Web3 Security

Spearbit outlines how zero vulnerability transforms Web3 security from reactive audits to continuous, system-wide verification and resilience.

Paul

October 14, 2025

Spearbit

Agglayer launches a $1,000,000 bug bounty with Cantina to secure cross-chain infrastructure and strengthen Ethereum’s scaling architecture.

Agglayer by Polygon Launches $1,000,000 Bug Bounty with Cantina

Agglayer by Polygon launches a $1,000,000 bug bounty with Cantina to strengthen cross-chain infrastructure securing Ethereum’s scaling ecosystem.

Paul

October 14, 2025

News

UK stablecoin ownership caps reshape digital finance

UK Stablecoin Ownership Caps: Policy and Impact

The Bank of England’s proposed stablecoin caps redefine systemic risk oversight and signal global policy shifts in digital asset regulation.

Paul

October 13, 2025

Case Studies

Guide to Web3 Incident Response showing how coordinated action mitigates signer, validator, and configuration-based exploits.

Incident Response for Critical Web3 Threats

Detection isn’t protection. Learn how structured Incident Response changes the outcome of Web3 credential, validator, and DNS attacks.

Paul

October 9, 2025

Case Studies

Cantina Blog

Cantina Achieves SOC 2 Type II Certification

Managed Detection and Response for Digital Asset Economy

Cantina x Hypernative: Setting the Standard for Web3 MDR

MDR: Preventing Protocol Collapse

Top 5 Web3 Bug Bounty Programs & CTFs on Cantina

Exit Risk & Finality in Layer 2 Protocols

Injective x Cantina: Securing AI-Ready DeFi Infra

Web3 Cybersecurity for Institutional Standards

Securing Neobanks from Web2 and Web3 Risk

Sonic x Cantina: Infrastructure Ready for Institutions

Lista DAO x Cantina: Securing $3B in DeFi TVL

NFT Security Guide for Builders and Operators

UK Stablecoin Caps Signal Global Policy Shift

How Token Design Shapes Web3 Security

Inside the $4M Panoptic Rescue with Cantina

ZKsync x Cantina: Securing ZK Financial Infrastructure

Cantina x BNB Chain: 15 Essential Security Tips for Builders

Community-Powered Threat Detection in Web3

Managed Detection and Response for Digital Asset Economy

Quantum Threats to Web3: What You Need to Know

Design Risks in Yield Aggregator Protocols

Secure Infrastructure for Programmable IP: Story x Cantina

Lessons Learned from the AWS Shortage

Inside the Coinbase x Cantina Bug Bounty: What Makes a Valid PoC

Cantina x Superform: Securing $135M in Onchain Yield

AI Threats and Automation in Web3 Security

Cantina Code: From Live Exploit Handling to Custom Workflow Control

Hack Seasons Recap: Cantina, Mastercard, Mercuryo & Babylon on the Future of Crypto Adoption

How Web3 Startups Sell Security in 2025

Beyond Audits: Securing Composable Protocols

Auditing Vault-Based Protocols in DeFi

Cantina x Hypernative: Setting the Standard for Web3 MDR

Zero Vulnerability in Web3 Security

Agglayer by Polygon Launches $1,000,000 Bug Bounty with Cantina

UK Stablecoin Ownership Caps: Policy and Impact

Incident Response for Critical Web3 Threats