From Jul. 16, 2025 to Jul. 30, 2025, HOT Labs engaged Veridise to conduct a security assessment of the Hot Bridge – a bridging protocol on the NEAR blockchain, along with a validation SDK and a Stellar-side component for interacting with the bridge. Veridise conducted the assessment over 8 person-weeks, with 4 security analysts reviewing the project over 2 weeks. The review strategy involved a thorough review of the program source code, as well as penetration testing, performed by Veridise security analysts.