# Firedancer makes bounty hunters burn 1 SOL per bug report, duplicates included

Jump Crypto's new platform pays double rewards and triple for flaws in Solana's Alpenglow consensus, after a $1 million contest drew 809 reports that Jump says were mostly written with AI agents.

- Published: 2026-10-25T05:49:12.746Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-25/firedancer-makes-bounty-hunters-burn-1-sol-per-bug-report-du
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/firedancer-makes-bounty-hunters-burn-1-sol-even-for-duplicate-bug-reports/), [Solana Compass](https://solanacompass.com/news/firedancer-bug-bounty-platform-goes-live-with-3x-rewards-for-alpenglow-findings-after-jumps-1m-audit-contest), [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news)

Jump Crypto's Firedancer bug-bounty platform, launched on Oct. 16, pays double rewards on every valid report and triple for findings related to Alpenglow, Solana's new consensus protocol. Firedancer is an independent Solana validator client…

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