Solana Requires 1 SOL Stake per Bug Report as AI-Generated Spam Floods Security Teams

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Solana has begun requiring researchers to permanently burn 1 SOL for each bug report submission. The change followed a monthlong bug bounty contest that received 809 reports. Officials believe AI tools were used to generate or write nearly all of those submissions. The fee is intended to deter low-quality spam from overwhelming security teams. It makes each submission costly, so only serious reports are likely to be filed.

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