Asymmetric Research
Coverage of Asymmetric Research in the Nexus archive.
- Jito Introduces FireBAM, The Frankendancer-compatible BAM Client, Is Now Live On Both Testnet And Early Third-party Onboarding
Jito introduces FireBAM, a Frankendancer-compatible BAM client, which is now live on testnet and early third-party onboarding, expanding BAM to an additional 12% of Solana validators. FireBAM bridges the worlds of Firedancer's performance and BAM's privacy and deterministic execution. The client is currently undergoing audits with Asymmetric Research.
- Asymmetric Research Launches Crucible: Advanced Fuzzing Framework Uncovers Critical Stake Bug in Solana
Asymmetric Research has released Crucible, a fuzzing framework that identified a critical bug in Solana's native stake program, allowing validators to earn rewards on non-existent lamports. The tool is now publicly available to strengthen the Solana ecosystem. Crucible combines intelligent fuzzing with simple invariants to accelerate security testing.