Chainlink has expanded its Bug Bounty Program to offer $100,000 in cash or LINK for the responsible disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in its codebase, with bounties available through Gitcoin and HackerOne. This initiative is designed to enhance the security and resilience of the Chainlink Network by involving individual developers and security teams in reviewing its infrastructure, which supports decentralized oracle solutions for smart contracts. The program aims to mitigate vulnerabilities in Solidity-based smart contracts and Chainlink core node software, prioritizing issues that could compromise node integrity, cause data misreporting, or result in fund loss. Chainlink emphasizes the importance of community collaboration to ensure the robustness and tamper-resistance of its network, further safeguarding the DeFi ecosystem.