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Prerequisites

Before any payment can be processed, you must:
  1. Complete KYC via withpersona.com — incomplete KYC is the most common reason for delayed or blocked payouts.
  2. Add a payment address — an Ethereum mainnet wallet address to receive USDC. No other chain is supported.
If either of these is missing, your payment will be held until resolved. See KYC and Payments for setup instructions.

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Payout Schedule

Cantina processes payouts on a weekly cycle:
Cutoff rule: If your earning is approved after the Tuesday cutoff, it rolls over to the following Wednesday’s payout cycle.

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Withdrawing Your Balance

You can withdraw funds from your account balance on the Cantina platform, under your account settings. Withdrawals follow the same weekly cycle as all payouts: after you click Withdraw, the payment shows Scheduled and is sent in the next Wednesday batch (Tuesday cutoff).
Seeing “Scheduled”? That’s normal — it is not an instant transfer. Only mark a payment Disputed if something is actually wrong, e.g. you changed the wallet address on your profile or lost access to your wallet. Disputes are reviewed manually and will delay your payout.

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What Can Delay Your Payout

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Payment by Program Type

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Competitions

Payouts are planned and scheduled by the Cantina team after the competition ends and findings are judged. Your payout depends on your final score and prize pool allocation.

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Security Reviews (Cantina Code)

Payments are coordinated as part of the engagement terms set at the start of the review.

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Bug Bounties

Payouts are processed after a finding is marked Confirmed by the triage team and the sponsor. For program-specific timing and notes, see Bug Bounty Payout.
Duplicate findings are not eligible for payment in bug bounty programs.

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How Payments Are Sent

All payments are distributed in USDC on Ethereum mainnet through Cantina’s multisig: cantina.eth — 0x3dcb7cfbb431a11cabb6f7f2296e2354f488efc2 You can verify any outgoing payment on-chain using this address.
If you are operating as a registered legal entity (company, LLC, etc.), you may issue an invoice to Cantina for your own accounting records. Contact support@cantina.xyz for the relevant billing details.

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Still Waiting on a Payment?

If you believe your payout is overdue, check the following before reaching out:
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Verify KYC is complete

Confirm your KYC status is fully verified on your Cantina profile.
2

Check your payment address

Make sure an Ethereum mainnet address is saved under your payment settings.
3

Confirm your finding is approved

Your finding or contribution must be marked as approved or confirmed.
4

Wait one full weekly cycle

At least one Tuesday–Wednesday cycle must have passed since your approval.
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Contact support

If all the above are confirmed, reach out to support@cantina.xyz with your Cantina username and the relevant competition or program name.