In our series on bug bounties for @Aave listed assets, today we focus on @circle. The programs are a critical defense layer. With over $70B across USDC & EURC, a $5k max bounty is insufficient, leaving the ecosystem exposed. Hey @circle, here's how your program can be improved👇 @circle’s bug bounty program is currently managed by Hackerone and has a max reward of $5,000. The bounty’s scope covers a diverse range of assets, including smart contracts, API’s, and application domains. Documentation for this program is clear and precise; however, from our assessment, the max bounty is below the minimum $50,000 necessary to attract skilled security researchers, regardless of the value at risk. Given that USDC and EURC represent over $70 billion in value, we think a maximum bounty of only $5,000 is insufficient relative to the combined TVL. Although centralized, full-reserve issuers like Circle typically have lower bounties, this overlooks the fact that their attack surface extends far...

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