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# Crowdsourced Audit & BB

Bug Bounty program -  also known as a vulnerability rewards program (VRP), offers rewards to individuals (security researchers, hackers) for uncovering and reporting software bugs. The public Bug Bounty program **has unlimited time and budget, and everyone** on the platform can participate. 

Crowdsourced Audit - this is a **time-limited** service that will be done by a HackenProof **community**. The crowdsourced audit has a **predictable budget** for valid findings and report validation (judging). 

| Option                                                             | Bug Bounty                        | Crowdsourced Audit |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| Limited time                                                       | usually no                        | yes                |
| Limited budget                                                     | usually no                        | yes                |
| Everyone can submit vulnaribility report                           | yes (and no for private programs) | yes                |
| Program owner (client) can pay in native token, stable coins, fiat | yes                               | yes                |
| Only specific company can participate                              | no                                | no                 |
| Can be done for both closed and open-source code                   | yes                               | no                 |