SOL news: Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam
Jump Crypto’s Firedancer security program now requires researchers to burn 1 SOL, about $100, for each bug report. The nonrefundable fee is intended to curb AI-assisted spam and duplicates that burden engineers; submissions without a burn cannot earn rewards. A recent $1 million audit competition received 809 reports, yielding 127 unique findings, with nearly half of valid reports duplicated. The backlog reached 299 open reports, and delayed review led researchers to resubmit previously reported bugs. Jump is also tightening report limits and temporarily boosting rewards, including up to $300,000 for critical vulnerabilities in Solana’s Alpenglow voting system. The competition found serious flaws, including one that could cause Firedancer validators to process transactions in the wrong order and disagree on network state.
