Aerodrome Finance, the upcoming AMM and liquidity hub planned for the Base network, has outlined a multi-stage, security-focused rollout ahead of its targeted mainnet launch in July 2026. In a post on ๐•, the team said the protocol will undergo three separate audit rounds starting in June, followed by a public bug bounty program, before opening on mainnet. According to the announcement, this process is intended to harden Aerodromeโ€™s smart contracts and infrastructure against exploits before significant liquidity is deployed and incentives go live. The team framed security as its primary priority in the run-up to launch, emphasizing that a slower, audit-heavy schedule was chosen over a rapid release. Aerodrome is positioned as a capital-efficient DEX and ve(3,3)-style liquidity layer for Base, and its launch is expected to play into the broader ecosystem strategy of deepening on-chain liquidity and attracting protocols to build on top of its incentive mechanisms. By committing to multiple audit passes from external firms plus a bug bounty ahead of mainnet, Aerodrome is aligning with the post-2022 DeFi norm where major protocols seek layered security assurances to mitigate smart contract risk, upgrade risks, and governance vulnerabilities before opening to general users and large TVL.

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