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 1. This Vulnerability Response Process and subsequent bounty reward apply to the following:
    - Code implementation as seen in the Monero Project GitHub repositories
+     * This includes code in all branches; including the master branch and any release branch
    - Written research from the Monero Research Lab which dictates said code implementation
 
 2. Researchers/Hackers: while you research/hack, we ask that you please refrain from committing the following: