Smart Contract Auditor. Blockchain Protocol Engineer.
Founder of Alcor — Decentralized AI Data Infrastructure.
I find critical vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols and build sovereign, Rust-native infrastructure for the decentralized economy. Based in West Africa. Building in the open.
I'm Astrophel — a smart contract security researcher and protocol builder from West Africa. I hunt critical vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols on Code4rena and Cantina, and build decentralized infrastructure in Rust.
My work spans the full stack — Solidity auditing, Rust/Anchor development, zkML integration, and decentralized storage pipelines. I don't just find bugs. I understand the architecture deeply enough to break it.
Currently building Alcor Protocol — a decentralized voice data marketplace for underrepresented African languages, bringing local knowledge to the global AI economy.
Tools I use to break and build protocols.
The invisible data settlement layer for African languages.
In Ursa Major, Alcor is the faint star hidden behind Mizar. Ancient armies used it as an eyesight test — if you could see Alcor, you were elite.
The AI industry has the same blind spot. Billions of African language speakers are invisible to AI models. Alcor pays locals to contribute verified voice data in Hausa, Swahili, Yoruba and more. Verified on-chain. Encrypted end-to-end. Instant settlement.