In an exciting development for the SOL ecosystem, Solana’s performance is set to improve with the introduction of a $1 million bug bounty program for Firedancer, a new independent validator client. This program, announced by cryptocurrency company Jump Crypto, aims to enhance the security and overall performance of the Solana network.
The bug bounty program is scheduled to launch on July 10th, marking the first of its kind for Firedancer and aiming to strengthen the security of the Solarium blockchain. Cantelope Peel, a pseudonymous developer involved in the project, provided an update on Firedancer, stating that they are actively working on and testing Solana’s consensus and fork choice algorithms. They are also developing live voting features and conducting differential fuzz testing throughout the runtime. The first version of Firedancer, known as Frankendancer, will soon enter its bug bounty program.
The former Goldman Sachs executive, Raoul Pal, predicts that Solana will lead the next expansion of the digital asset market. In a recent video, Pal expressed optimism about Solana’s potential to lift the cryptocurrency industry out of its price stagnation and enter a new bull market phase. He highlighted two key features of Solana that impressed him: NFT compression and the introduction of Firedancer. The compression of NFTs allows for various use cases, such as ticketing and derivatives contracts, while Firedancer convinced Pal to allocate 90% of his crypto portfolio to Solana.
Currently, the price of Solana (SOL) stands at US$140.29, reflecting a 0.6% increase in the last 24 hours.
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