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Jump Crypto Launches $1M Bug Bounty Program for Solana ‘Firedancer’ Validator Client

08.07.2024
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Blockchain infrastructure firm Jump Crypto has launched a bug bounty program offering Solana developers the opportunity to earn up to $1 million by identifying vulnerabilities in the upcoming “Firedancer” independent validator client.

The bug bounty initiative, powered by Immunefi, will run for 42 days, starting from July 10 to August 21, 2024, the platform said in a recent blog post.

The Firedancer validator client is expected to enhance the performance of the Solana network.

As an independent client validator, Firedancer will play a crucial role in processing transactions and constructing blocks within Solana’s thriving $60 billion ecosystem.

It is anticipated to outperform “QUIC,” a data transfer protocol developed by Google that has encountered difficulties in handling transaction processing during network surges.

Firedancer Implemented Using C and C++

Leading the development of Firedancer v0.1 is Cantelope Peel, a pseudonymous engineer associated with Jump Crypto, a prominent player in blockchain infrastructure.

Peel announced the bug bounty program on July 3 and revealed that the team is actively testing the Solana consensus and fork choice algorithms alongside other essential components like live voting.

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 is implemented using C and C++ programming languages, specifically designed to support high trading volumes.

Solana Labs co-founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko has previously emphasized the potential of Firedancer to enhance the speed of the Solana network, contributing to its scalability.

To participate in the bounty program, individuals must complete the registration process, including providing know-your-client details.

Bugs discovered in Firedancer v0.1 will be promptly investigated and addressed within 24 hours on weekdays, as stated by Immunefi, the platform hosting the bug bounty program.

Following the program’s conclusion, Immunefi plans to publish an event-specific leaderboard and bug reports.

Firedancer initially went live on a Solana testnet in November 2023, indicating that Cantelope Peel and Jump Crypto have been diligently working on the Solana validator client since January 30, 2023.

Peel had previously proposed implementing a similar version of Firedancer on Ethereum, but no significant progress has been made in that regard to date.

SOL Price Could Increase by 9x after Spot Solana ETFs Approval

The approval of spot Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States has the potential to drive the price of SOL up 9x, according to crypto market maker GSR Markets.

In a recent report, GSR Markets identified Solana as one of “crypto’s big three” and examined the likelihood of Solana becoming the next spot cryptocurrency ETF to receive regulatory approval in the US.

The report coincided with VanEck’s filing to launch a spot Solana ETF, which took many by surprise.

GSR, which holds a long position on SOL, arrived at an estimate of “8.9x” based on the assumption that spot Solana ETFs would capture 14% of the flows witnessed by spot Bitcoin ETFs since their launch in January, taking into account their relative market capitalization.

The optimistic scenario outlined by GSR would propel Solana’s current price of $149 to over $1,320, resulting in a market capitalization of $614 billion based on the current supply.

The post Jump Crypto Launches $1M Bug Bounty Program for Solana ‘Firedancer’ Validator Client appeared first on Cryptonews.

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