Original sourceCoinDesk
Summary
CoinDesk reports that Solana's Firedancer project requires researchers to burn 1 SOL (about $100) for each bug report submitted, to curb the flood of AI-assisted submissions. A recent audit contest received 809 reports, but only 127 were unique findings, with most being duplicates. The burned SOL i…
Key points
- This is a concrete sample of security teams adjusting incentive design in the AI era; other projects may follow.
- When AI makes the cost of bug submissions approach zero, the audit market must use cost mechanisms to maintain signal quality.
- Security researchers need to factor submission costs into ROI calculations; projects can reference this model when designing rewards.
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