Jito reduced bug bounty reward tiers across all severity levels, with medium-max rewards cut 80% from $25K to $5K and total cuts of $48.5K.
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Jito has reduced its bug bounty reward structure across multiple severity tiers, with the maximum payout for medium-severity vulnerabilities cut from $25,000 to $5,000—an 80% decrease. The changes span five reward tier adjustments totaling $48,500 in cumulative reductions to the bounty program.
The program's core mechanics remain tied to impact assessment: critical-level rewards are calculated as 10% of funds directly affected, capped at $250,000, with a $100,000 minimum to discourage researchers from withholding reports. High-severity non-funds-at-risk impacts continue to carry fixed payouts of $100,000 for specific scenarios such as unintended chain splits or temporary network transaction freezes. Payouts are denominated in USD but settled in JTO tokens on Solana, valued using the 7-day TWAP at settlement time.
The full scope of which other tiers were modified and the precise rationale for the reductions remain unclear from available details. Whether the changes reflect shifting risk assessments, budget constraints, or changes to the program's operational priorities has not been disclosed.