Aerodrome outlines security-first rollout with 3 audit rounds starting this month, followed by bug bounty before mainnet launch in July

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 𝕏, 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 Aerodrome’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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