Get paid to break crypto software
legally, on purpose

Bounties and audit contests. No interview, no CV, no recruiter — you find the bug, you get paid.

Bounty platforms

Immunefi

The main crypto bug bounty platform. Protocols post scopes, you submit, they pay in stablecoins.

up to millions

Cantina

Competitive audits plus open bounties. Strong on new protocol launches.

per find

HackerOne

Exchange and infrastructure programs outside the pure-crypto platforms.

per find

Bugcrowd

Same idea, different programs. Worth an account for the odd crypto scope.

per find

Audit contests — enter this week

Code4rena

Everyone audits the same repo for a fixed window. Your share of the pot is by findings.

pool split

Sherlock

Contests plus a judging layer. Good payouts for high-severity work.

pool split

Codehawks

Beginner-friendly contests. Best place to build a public track record from zero.

pool split

Cyfrin

Audit firm that hires from its own contest pool. Contests double as a job interview.

contract work

Security jobs at crypto companies

Coinbase

Product security, blockchain security, incident response.

full time

Kraken

Security engineering, remote-first.

full time

Chainalysis

On-chain investigations and threat intel — your RE and tracing skills fit directly.

full time

Trail of Bits

Elite security research firm, heavy blockchain practice. Hard to get into, worth trying.

full time

Fireblocks

Custody infrastructure — key management and secure enclaves.

full time

Ledger

Hardware and firmware security.

full time

Grants for research

Ethereum Grants

Funding for tooling, research, and security work on Ethereum.

grant

Gitcoin

Public-goods funding rounds. Security tooling does well here.

grant
Checked October 2026. Everything above lets you sign up and start without permission — the contests pay per round, so you can be earning before any hiring process starts.