Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam
Researchers must now permanently burn 1 SOL for every submission after a monthlong contest drew 809 reports, with AI believed to have helped generate or write nearly all of them.
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- Firedancer will require researchers to burn 1 SOL, worth about $100, for each bug report to deter spam and reduce the burden of reviewing AI-assisted submissions.
- A recent audit competition drew 809 reports but produced only 127 unique security findings, with nearly half of valid submissions duplicating earlier reports.
- Jump Crypto is temporarily increasing rewards, with critical flaws in Solana’s Alpenglow voting system eligible for payouts of up to $300,000.
