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Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam

CoinDesk·October 27, 2026·1 min read
Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam

Solana now requires researchers to permanently burn 1 SOL per bug report submission after a monthlong contest drew 809 reports, with AI believed to have generated or written nearly all of them. The fee aims to curb spam flooding security teams, though it may deter legitimate researchers.

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