SOL Price Shoots Over 4% As Solana Foundation Offers $400,000 Bounty

Solana Foundation says anyone who can turn off the Solana blockchain will receive $400,000 from broader security bug bounty program.
By Bhushan Akolkar
Updated June 26, 2025
5 Reasons Why Solana (SOL) Price Skyrocketing Daily

Dodging the broader market selling pressure, Ethereum competitor Solana has given a surprise 4% move upwards. At press time, the Solana price is up 4.23% trading at $22.07 and a market cap of $9.1 billion.

The price surge comes at a time when the Solana Foundation announced a reward of $400,000 for anyone who can turn on a code that can potentially “turn off” Solana. Today’s surprise price surge suggests that Solana investors continue to have trust in the platform.

The Solana Bounty Offer

Jacob Creech, Head of Developer Relations at the foundation, has made an announcement on X about a $400,000 reward available to anyone who can unveil the code capable of shutting down Solana. This reward is an integral part of the broader security bug bounty program initiated by the Solana Foundation. The program actively encourages ethical hackers to thoroughly examine the blockchain for potential vulnerabilities, offering various rewards for their efforts.

One of the incentives within this program includes $2 million in locked SOL tokens, intended for a 12-month lockup, which will be granted to those who discover vulnerabilities like unauthorized fund transfers, theft of funds without user signatures, or exploits related to the voting program that depletes delegated stakes.

Another noteworthy reward, amounting to $1 million, is set aside for individuals who can expose consensus violations or safety issues within the Solana network. This includes the previously mentioned $400,000 bounty designed to motivate hackers to identify vulnerabilities that could lead to remote attacks capable of partitioning the Solana network.

SOL Price Action

Amid the broader market sell-off over the last week, the Solana price came under pressure last week and seems to have bounced back from the support of $21. On the monthly chart, the SOL price is already trading 18% up, however, it’s just over the last two weeks that Solana is showing strong price movements.

On the technical chart, the Solana price has been oscillating within the downward channel. Today it bounced back from the support of $21.15.

On the upside, Solana faces a resistance of $22.43. Moreover, should the bulls seize control and breach the channel, the price will experience a significant bullish surge, sustaining its upward trajectory as it ventures to challenge the upper resistance at $23.33 in the days ahead.

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Bhushan Akolkar
Bhushan is a seasoned crypto writer with over eight years of experience spanning more than 10,000 contributions across multiple platforms like CoinGape, CoinSpeaker, Bitcoinist, Crypto News Flash, and others. Being a Fintech enthusiast, he loves reporting across Crypto, Blockchain, DeFi, Global Macros with a keen understanding in financial markets. 

He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills. Bhushan has a bachelors degree in electronics engineering, however, his interest in finance and economics drives him to crypto and blockchain.
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