How to build a smart contract security powerhouse?
Heyo,
Jules here, from Cyfrin.
One year ago, Cyfrin didn’t exist.
Today, we have:
Launched 4 products
Audited more than 15 protocols
Hired more than 20 people worldwide
We’re just getting started ⚡️
What did we do for security in 2023?
With well over $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen in 2023, this was a hard year for security.
Audits are important, but, alone, they’re not the cure to hacks. It’s why we’ve taken a holistic approach to security at Cyfrin.
🕵🏻♀️ Through 15 private audits, we uncovered over 140+ exploit vectors ranging from critical to low and everything in between.
We built a team from some of the top auditors in the industry and even designed a whole new way to run audits for protocols (more on that for 2024 😉).
📚 Solodit, web3 vulnerability aggregator, became the most used platform by blockchain auditors.
More than 20,000+ vulnerabilities aggregated from 20+ auditors and firms
Bug bounties from all 5 top industry platforms
Index for all competitive audit contests & reports
Auditing checklist with 300+ compiled items so that auditors can have an easier time kicking off contests with a systematic approach.
🦅 We distributed over $350,000+ through CodeHawks in prizes:
7+ competitions and counting
6 first flights, onboarding hundreds of new auditors into the industry
2000+ auditors onboarded
👩🏻🎓 We designed, built, and launched Cyfrin Updraft to help onboard 1 billion developers into web3:
We received over 37k+ applications, which, for context, is twice the amount of software engineers currently in web3.
6,000+ students we’ve provided with early access
50+ hours of courses entirely for free
🧑🏻🏫 We developed, recorded, and released 3 new web3 courses taken by students from all continents (except apparently Antartica?)!
Foundry 101
Foundry Advanced
Security and Auditing
And most importantly, in Cyfrin, the sun never sets ☀️.
👯 With a growing team of 20+ people coming from 10 different countries, we completed 8 different escape rooms, played Paintball, Scribble, and Secret Santa, and did many sessions of Crossfit together (while others may or may not be eating burritos 🌯).
— All of this to say, we’re just getting started and beyond excited to have you build it with us!
Always feel free to reach out if there’s anything we can support or collaborate on.
Sending lots of cyber love,
Jules 🤸🏻
