Cryptocurrency27 Oct 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: 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…

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. 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…

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