theafrodev

Security Reseacher | Securing Web3 | Eth | Sol | Rust 🦀 | Solidity | Ts | Polymath | @cyfrinupdraft student | Co-founder @chessdict | DM for private audits

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

I just completed the @CyfrinUpdraft Fund Me Smart Contract in the Foundry Fundamentals course, created a repo and pushed it to Github. Used @solidity_lang, foundry, @chainlink, @AlchemyPlatform, and more!

Thanks @PatrickAlphaC and @cyfrinupdraft!!

Repo: https://t.co/5AXZDhM4F0

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

It's 00:13 currently and I'm up and building. May God crown my efforts with success, AMEN. 🙏🏾

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@HackenProof 👏🏽

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@demicannon001 @only01Essential Congratulations, man. 👏🏽

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@Montyly @aave Congratulations. 👏🏽

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@only01Essential Congratulations, man.
You're on a roll. 🔥👏🏽

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@pashov I will keep going. 💯🫡
Thank you so much for sharing this, God bless you. 🙏🏾

[pashov @pashov]

I started in web3 security by doing code4rena contests in 2022. I made $46.04 on my first one (Nibbl). Got lucky on the second one and made $926.63 (Illuminate) with ~6hrs of focused work.

I was hooked. I was already making close to $200k/yr base pay in my full-time job, and this was even better ROI on my time, insane.

A few months into this, I won my first contest. A Champion. 1st place, everyone else was behind me. Still, it was a small contest, made only $3561.22 (VTVL). This taught me that everything is possible in this space.

I started doing all contests and posted about it on X, then it found me - someone reached out to do an audit for him. "A solo audit?" I said - he nodded. $600 for 6 hours of work - DEAL.

After this, in a week I got another solo audit for $1500, which took me ~10hrs - even better. Felt awesome. I later got invited to work with OakSecurity and got paid $3000. I felt rich now.

Here I was all-in, spending all my awake time to study and learn, speak to other people, analyse opportunities, I wanted to grow and be better. Was finding more and more vulnerabilities.

Now, I joined Spearbit as an Associate Security Researcher position which I was proud of, with an advertised weekly rate of $6250. I don't think I ever ACTUALLY got paid that, but on paper, it looked cool.

More solo audits followed - got my first 5 figure deals and it was pure profit. I had a good stream of clients. It was a business. This is ~February 2024.

In the end of the year I launched a full-blown web3 security company, Pashov Audit Group. It was really about doing MORE of the good work, for more web3 projects. In 2.5yrs we did 500 audits so I guess that's that...

The big lesson in here is that you can start small, very small. Again, $46.04 dollars. I kept going. Added lots of zeroes to that number. Spoke to the right people and teamed up with them. Ignored the naysayers, kept going. I really kept going, still going.

Your time to decide now - will you keep going, or will you quit? Choose wisely🙏

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@only01Essential Congratulations, man. 👏🏽

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@0x15_eth @Zcash @ipwning @ZcashCommGrants Massive. 🔥
Congratulations, man. 👏🏽

[Immunefi @immunefi]

Hey Junior SR, remember @Omisanin0 started his security journey 5 months ago. You can do it too.

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@0xAfroTechBoss My deepest condolences, man. May his soul rest in peace.

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if your planning to build something this summer, tell us what

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- 6 weeks building from our SF campus
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don’t waste this summer

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@zama 🫡

[Zama @zama]

Zama Developer Program Mainnet Season 3 is live.

3 tracks. 12,500+ cUSDT in rewards across 9 winning projects. Submissions close July 7, 2026.

[SHERLOCK @sherlockdefi]

Applications are now open for the Sherlock x @0xPolygon Heimdall v2 security engagement.

Individual security researchers and teams building AI auditors / agents are welcome to apply.

Accepted applicants will receive next steps by email - Kicks off June 15.

Apply here 👇 https://t.co/jOQOZv9I0j

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@stefan_opara Goodluck, man.

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@torious100 @Hacker0x01 Congratulations. 👏🏽

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@only01Essential Big win. Congratulations, man. 👏🏽

[theafrodev @theafro_dev]

@only01Essential You're welcome, man.
Mutuals?