Solana Firedancer team requires one SOL burn for bug reports
Image: Crypto BriefingThe team behind Solana's Firedancer software now requires researchers to burn 1 SOL per bug report submission. The rule aims to stop an influx of artificial intelligence generated spam. Burned tokens are permanently removed from circulation. Jump Crypto built Firedancer as an alternative validator client for Solana. Critical Alpenglow flaws qualify for up to $300,000.
Key points
- The Firedancer team now requires researchers to burn 1 SOL per bug report submission.
- The token burn rule aims to combat artificial intelligence generated spam submissions.
- Critical Alpenglow findings can qualify for up to $300,000 in rewards.
- Jump Crypto built Firedancer as an alternative validator client for Solana.
Why it matters
Bug bounty submission rules directly impact security engineering workflows for Solana validator clients by filtering out low quality or automated submissions.
Price context · SOL
At publication
$100.77
Now
$100.85
Change since
+0.08%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Bitcoinist
Tier 2
Solana’s Firedancer Now Charges 1 SOL Per Bug Report
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Crypto Briefing
- Also reported by Bitcoinist
- CryptoVideos brief published
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