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Jump Crypto doubled standard rewards and tripled Alpenglow bounties as its independent client secures 15% of Solana stake.
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Jump Crypto doubled standard Firedancer bounties and tripled payouts for Alpenglow-related vulnerabilities for one month starting Oct. 27 .
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Firedancer has reached mainnet deployment and currently secures 15% of Solana network stake .
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A prior $1,000,000 contest generated 809 submissions and 127 unique non-insight findings, driven in part by automated testing trends .
Context
Jump Crypto developed Firedancer as a completely independent C-based validator client to eliminate client monoculture risks on Solana, running an initial million-dollar audit…
Why it matters
Security researchers receive up to three times normal payouts for auditing the upcoming Alpenglow upgrade, while Solana validators running Firedancer gain additional…
What to watch
The conclusion of the boosted bounty month in late November 2026 and the subsequent testnet rollout of the Alpenglow upgrade.
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