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Cryptocurrency News Articles
Jump Crypto Launches $1M Bug Bounty Program for Solana Developers to Enhance Network Performance
Jul 09, 2024 at 12:41 am
YEREVAN (CoinChapter.com) — Solana developers have a new opportunity to earn up to $1 million by finding bugs in the “Firedancer” validator client.
Solana (SOL) developers can now earn up to $1 million by finding bugs in the “Firedancer” validator client. This bug bounty program, offered by Jump Crypto, begins on Wednesday and offers substantial rewards for critical bug discoveries.
The program is being hosted on the Immunefi platform and will run for 42 days from July 10 to August 21. The total rewards pool is $1 million, with the maximum payout for a single bounty set at $1 million, to be paid in USD Coin (USDC).
To participate, interested parties must register and complete Know Your Client (KYC) details. Bugs found on Firedancer v0.1 will be reviewed within 24 hours on weekdays. This marks the first bug bounty program specifically for Firedancer.
Firedancer, created by Jump Crypto engineer Cantelope Peel, is designed to enhance Solana’s network performance. As an independent validator client, Firedancer processes transactions and builds blocks on Solana’s $60 billion network.
The client aims to address issues with Google’s QUIC protocol, which has faced challenges in handling transactions during periods of high network activity. Peel and his team are currently testing the first versions of Solana’s consensus and fork choice algorithms. According to Peel:
“We are also working on live voting and various other little bits around that.”
The development of Firedancer began on January 30, 2023, and it was first tested on a Solana testnet in November 2023. The client is implemented in C and C++ languages to handle high trading volumes.
Solana Labs co-founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko has stated that Firedancer can increase the speed of the Solana network. Peel also proposed a similar version of Firedancer for Ethereum in March, but no significant updates have been provided since.
At press time, SOL is trading at $139.
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