farewell c4
i started contests (and security research) via c4 after coming across trust's interview on andy li when he was #1 on c4 90 day leaderboard earning 90k+. it would have taken me around 9yrs to make this amount with my job then. although i had heard about web3 security jobs being high paying it was tagged as something very advanced requiring years of prior experience and the route there was applying to a company with my cv which only had 4 months of intern work and 4 months of backend dev work. and i knew no one in this field. c4 needed no cv and no connections. everyone read the same codebase, submitted what they found and got paid. and if someone got paid more, i knew why and could learn from their submissions. this opportunity created by c4 changed mine and many others life. i onboarded almost all of my friends, all of whom benefitted from the contest culture started by c4. and the impact of lack of contests now can be clearly felt for newcomers
forever grateful, thank you c4
After careful consideration, we’ve made the decision to wind down @code4rena. This community has meant a great deal to everyone who has been part of building it, and sharing this news is not easy.
The wait is over, the final results for the @ethereumfndn Fusaka Audit Contest are here.
Highs were found, unlocking $500k in rewards!
Thank you to all the participants for helping secure the future of the @ethereum network, and congratulations to the winner, @alexfilippov314!
1. hey guys 👋
🛡️Introducing SoloAudit — a public-good platform to make solo audits accessible for every Web3 project.
We’re live 👇
https://t.co/85tEVi6PcG
Milestone down: Final results from the $2,500,000 @eigencloud competition are in. 🪐
Your top-ranked researchers:
🥇 @10xhash: $136,958.55
🥈 @Audittens: $96,101.02
🥉 @Aamirusmani1552: $68,668.11
Honorable mentions:
@philbugcatcher: $52,531.10
@el_hajin: $40,610.32
Thanks to all who contributed to securing the slashing release. Full leaderboard below.
Introducing @10xhash, a star in the audit space and the first to achieve the role of Lead Security Researcher at @blackthornxyz.
Hash currently holds the 6th spot on Sherlock’s leaderboard and is ranked 10th in all-time earnings at $709K.
Hash's exceptional skill set has already helped him play an integral role during a Blackthorn audit. Outside of Blackthorn, he has 11 prior audit contest wins and has uncovered a staggering 61 high and 99 medium vulnerabilities.
Please congratulate @10xhash on his new role at Blackthorn.
@code There is a new solidity extension impersonating mine, my name etc. This extension has just been published today, and has managed to even fake a whopping 20 million downloads. This might include malware.
We just wrapped up @StoryProtocol's competition. Top researchers took home over $330k in earnings! 🪐
Your top 3 ranked researchers are:
🥇 @zachobront: $134,034.26
🥈 anonymousjoe, @dhankx7, @10xhash, @0xLeFy [Team blitz]: $113,763.07
🥉 @Audittens: $83,356.36
Thank you to everyone that participated! Full leaderboard below.