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I made $600k USDC in ~20 months of doing solo smart contract security audits ('23-'24) It all started when I was reading the Uniswap V2/V3 docs. I saw some whitehat (now OG in the space, @samczsun) had done a "solo" audit for them. I was like "what? Solo audit? How good must have he been, so that he can do audits just by himself?". I felt motivated and impressed, but I was just starting out still, so I moved forward and forgot about it. I started actively posting my journey on X - public learning for web3 security. I did some contests on code4rena/Sherlock and had a busy calendar to do every contest possible. One of my posts gathered attention, and I got a comment. "Would you do a review for me? DM". I did an "audit" for $600 USDC for 6 hours of work. Found 2 High and 2 Medium severity issues. Made a PDF report. The dev was very happy with the work. I published on socials - got a second comment/DM and did a second solo audit. From then I went on to do 50+ solo audits and make $600k, working all by myself, so having pretty much 100% profit. Bought a few nice things, upgraded my lifestyle a bit, but I also truly fell inlove with ethical hacking and building sustainable businesses - creating long-term value for all parties involved. That's how I started Pashov Audit Group, my current web3 security audits company, where we secured many many many billions of dollars for blockchain projects. Been a fun journey, but I am far from satisfied. I will be using crypto my whole life, my wife and my kids will be using it, and their wives/husbands and kids. It's a long-term thing. That's why short term profit isn't something I get excited about. I'm a long-term thinker, and the only way to prove it is to keep going. Ending this year on a positive note - 2026 will be huge for all of us🔥 If you liked the story, Retweet and leave a comment about it, I'll make sure to respond to the good ones🫡