Code4rena is a Web3 competitive audit and bounty platform for smart contract security that is winding down after five years of securing DeFi. Code4rena's Twitter Score is 131 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #5,254 (top 1%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Code4rena operated as a platform where security researchers, called Wardens, reviewed, audited, and analyzed codebases for vulnerabilities in exchange for bounties from sponsoring projects. Over its lifetime, the platform completed over 512 audits, recorded more than 1,607 unique high-severity vulnerabilities and 26,898 unique findings, and attracted more than 16,600 registered Wardens. The platform also reports paying out more than $20 million in rewards with zero platform fees.
Code4rena was acquired by Zellic on August 22, 2024, with Zellic stating that Code4rena would continue to operate independently with its existing management and team. Following the acquisition, Zellic invested in platform improvements including in-app judging, mandatory proof-of-concepts, Live Judging, and a sponsor UI overhaul. On June 17, 2025, Zellic stated that Code4rena would run audit competitions with zero platform fees for the foreseeable future. Code4rena's official site has since announced that it is closing its doors, with active competitions and bounties being seen through to completion. Code4rena maintains a GitHub organization under the handle code-423n4, which showed 884 repositories when retrieved.
Code4rena has published 5,210 posts on the platform and has 41,528 followers as of July 2026. Code4rena has been mentioned by 284 accounts a total of 573 times.
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