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Firedancer Implements 1 SOL Burn Requirement for Bug Bounty Participation

1 reports1 sources10/24/2026 updated

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Firedancer, Jump Crypto's independent validator software, has introduced a requirement for researchers to burn 1 SOL to qualify for bug bounties, effective October 18. This burn is non-refundable, even if a report identifies a real vulnerability submitted by another party, or if the report is deemed invalid or out-of-scope. The terms stipulate that material found in public repositories is considered a known issue. The submission form explicitly describes this as an irreversible transfer to an incinerator wallet.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/24/2026

Latest developmentOct 25, 05:00
Firedancer requires 1 SOL burn for bug bounty submissions starting Oct 18
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 18, 00:00recorded Oct 25, 05:02single sourcerevised

    Firedancer 1 SOL burn requirement for bug bounties

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    Subject：
    firedancer
    Action：
    requires researchers to burn 1 SOL to qualify for bug bounty
    Object：
    bug bounty eligibility
    Occurred (fact side)：
    Oct 18, 00:00
    CryptoSlate ↗Report pageRevision 2 · currently revised
    Published (valid side)：
    Oct 25, 05:00
    First seen (known side)：
    Oct 25, 05:02
    Fact stationSingle source · one-sided claimRevised

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  1. CryptoSlateRelated fact: single sourceSource report revised
    Firedancer requires 1 SOL burn for bug bounty submissions starting Oct 18

    Report first recorded Oct 25, 05:02

    Firedancer, Jump Crypto's independent validator software for Solana, mandates researchers to burn 1 SOL to qualify for a bug bounty under terms effective Oct 18. This burn is non-refundable, even if the report identifies a real vulnerability submitted earlier by another researcher. This change narrows the path to payment for later finders compared to Firedancer's spring audit contest, which allowed duplicate reports of an unfixed bug to be eligible for rewards before a fix was publicly disclosed.

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