Anza is requiring security researchers to pay a non-refundable 0.5 SOL for each Alpenglow vulnerability report submitted before the competition closes at 16:00 UTC on Aug. 19, adding an upfront cost to a high-stakes review of proposed new Solana consensus code. The bounty temporarily covers SIMD-0326, which proposes Alpenglow as a backwards-incompatible replacement for Solana's current Proof-of-History and TowerBFT consensus protocol, including new consensus components, validator integrations and the migration path. Rewards depend on severity and evidence, with the advertised 50,000 SOL figure representing the maximum aggregate pool at the highest severity rather than a single payout; individual awards range from 315 SOL to 25,000 SOL. Researchers must submit through a designated portal, provide proof of concept, identify the commit where the flaw appeared and file while the issue remains unfixed on Agave master. The structure is designed to filter low-quality or placeholder submissions, but it also leaves researchers bearing the risk that a paid filing may be judged ineligible, duplicative or uneconomic, while any award is decided after the Sept. 2 adjudication close, requires KYC and is paid as a lump sum in SOL locked for 12 months.