“The Sun Yuchen Prize has entered a 14-day public review period for its first batch of winners, according to official information released on September 19. According to Odaily, the review covers questions 305, 371, 381, 526, 866, and 1001, with candidates for 305, 371, and 381 listed as formal verifiers, candidates for 866 and 1001 listed as mathematical solvers, and both roles listed for 526.
The official GitHub candidate registration table has published the review information, and the public may submit formal challenges. The prize is described as a zero-trust decentralized academic bounty mechanism based on a question list, with a maximum award of $1 million per question.
On the day it was established,” means that the prize has moved into an open verification stage for its first proposed winners.
For 14 days, members of the public can review the candidate information and submit formal challenges if they find an error, an invalid proof, or another issue. Candidates on questions 305, 371, and 381 are being considered as formal verifiers, meaning they helped validate proofs through rigorous formal methods. Candidates for questions 866 and 1001 are listed as mathematical solvers, meaning they are credited with solving those problems. Question 526 includes candidates in both roles.
The “zero-trust” description means the project aims to rely on transparent, independently checkable evidence rather than asking people to trust the organizer alone. The phrase “On the day it was established” introduces additional background: when the prize launched, it announced 66 math problems, disclosed a reported $10 million prize pool, and said individual questions could offer awards of up to $1 million.