Jump Crypto Offers $1 Million Bounty For Finding Bugs In Solana Firedancer Client

Jump
Crypto
has
launched
a
bug
bounty
program
that
offers
$1
million
to
Solana
developers
who
identify
flaws
in
the
upcoming
“Firedancer”
independent
validator.

Powered
by
Immunefi,
the

bounty
program
will
run
from
July
10
to
August
21,
with
participating
developers
able
to
tap
into
the
$1
million
rewards
pool
if
they
detect
flaws.

Improving
The
Resilience
Of
The
Solana
Network

The
Firedancer
validator
client
will
enhance
the
performance
of
the
Solana
blockchain,
with
its
release
coming
at
a
critical
time,
given
the
significant
increase
in
activity
on
the
network.

According
to
pseudonymous
developer
@CantelopePeel,
the
development
process
for
the
validator
client
was
going
smoothly.
The
team
was
actively
testing
the
first
versions
of
the
Solana
consensus
and
fork
choice
algorithms.

A
little
Firedancer
update:

–
We
are
currently
working
on
and
actively
testing
our
first
versions
of
the
Solana
consensus
and
fork
choice
algorithms.

–
We
are
also
working
on
live
voting
and
various
other
little
bits
around
that.

–
Millions
of
slots
of
execution
have
been…

—
CANTELOPEPEEL
(@CantelopePeel)

July
7,
2024

Firedancer
will
support
high
trading
volumes
on
Solana
to
ensure
the
network
continues
running
smoothly
even
during
periods
of
peak
demand.

Despite
the
development,
the
Solana
price
is
down
1.2%
in
24
hours
to
trade
at
$137
at
04:40
a.m.
EST.

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