💰 SOLIDITY: The One and Only — How This Code Made Millionaires 💎
“Learn Solidity, and you won’t need to learn about taxes — because you’ll just move to Dubai.”
— A random crypto bro on Discord
👑 What Is Solidity?
Solidity is the main programming language used to write smart contracts on Ethereum (and other EVM-compatible chains like BNB Chain, Avalanche, etc.).
It’s like if JavaScript and C++ had a baby, and that baby decided it only wanted to manage money... on the blockchain.
🚀 Why It’s Worth Learning
- Blockchain = Future (maybe, we think… we hope 🤞)
- Smart contracts are replacing lawyers
-
It’s money-native code. Like actually. Your
uint256 balanceis real. - Passive income from contract fees, DeFi protocols, staking...
- There’s still a gold rush of opportunities
💼 Real Millionaire Examples
🦄 Vitalik Buterin
Not just the creator of Ethereum, but one of the most prominent Solidity-coded-platform OGs.
Estimated net worth: $500M+
Fun Fact: Wrote for a Bitcoin blog at 19. Created Ethereum at 20.
🧙♂️ The Founder of Uniswap (Hayden Adams)
A mechanical engineer turned Solidity wizard.
Built Uniswap, a decentralized exchange with billions in locked value.
Net Worth: Estimated $250M+
Tech: Entire core was built in Solidity.
🐸 The Shiba Inu Coin Contract Guy
The original SHIB token smart contract was written in Solidity.
Created a $50B meme empire (at its peak).
Yes, a joke coin. Yes, real money. 🐕
🏦 Andre Cronje (Yearn Finance)
Wrote Solidity contracts that automated yield farming.
Created a $1B+ protocol.
Also coined:
"Test in prod. Always test in prod." — a very dangerous dev joke
📜 Sample Solidity Code That Made Someone Richer Than You:
// This simple ERC20 contract launched a $400M token
contract PoorManToken is ERC20 {
constructor() ERC20("PoorManToken", "PMT") {
_mint(msg.sender, 1000000000 * 10 ** decimals());
}
}
One guy launched this. Told Twitter. Boom: people bought it because they thought it was ironic.
Guess what? He’s not a poor man anymore.
🧠 How Solidity Changes the Game
| Feature | Why it Matters |
|---|---|
| 🧾 Immutable Code | No one can change the rules after deploy |
| 🔒 Trustless Logic | You don’t need to trust people, just code |
| 💸 Built-in Payments | ETH payments native to contracts |
| 🌐 Decentralized Apps | Global apps with zero downtime |
| 🧃 Token Standards | ERC20, ERC721... made tokenization easy |
📈 But… Is It Still Worth It in 2025?
YES. Because:
- AI might eat frontend jobs, but Solidity devs are still rare and expensive.
- Web3 is evolving — NFTs, DeFi, DAOs, on-chain games.
- High salaries ($150K–$300K+ even in a bear market)
- Less competition (not many people know Solidity well)
"The best way to print money legally is to deploy a smart contract with decent marketing."
— @AnonCryptoDev
💥 Watch Out!
Solidity is powerful… and dangerous.
- A bug can cost millions (Google “The DAO Hack”)
- Gas optimization is an art
- Deploying costs money
-
You need to know security best practices like:
- Reentrancy protection
- Checks-Effects-Interactions pattern
- Proper access control
- Auditing (or at least pretending to audit)
🏗️ What Can You Build?
- 🏦 Your own DeFi protocol (lending, AMM, vaults)
- 🐶 A meme coin with zero utility and $100M valuation
- 🧑⚖️ Legal contracts that execute themselves
- 🖼️ NFT marketplaces
- 💼 On-chain business logic (DAOs, payrolls, voting)
🧪 Tools of the Trade
-
Hardhat: Your dev playground -
Foundry: Rust-level performance, Go-style tooling, EVM-native -
OpenZeppelin: Security-tested contract templates -
Ethers.js: Interact with contracts easily -
Remix IDE: For lazy days (or debugging on the fly)
🔮 TL;DR — Should You Learn Solidity?
| Situation | Should You Learn Solidity? |
|---|---|
| Want to become a Web3 dev | ✅ Absolutely |
| Want to launch a token & vanish | ✅ But we don’t condone it |
| Want to play with real money code | ✅ Yes |
| Don’t care about blockchain | ❌ Maybe try Rust or Go |
| Afraid of bugs and public shame | ❌ Or learn Python instead |
💬 Final Thought
“Solidity is the kind of language where a typo can cost $3M. So... have fun!”
— @ScaredSmartContractGuy
In the Wild West of the internet, Solidity is your six-shooter.
Just remember to aim well — and wear a bulletproof vest (aka: get an audit).
Go forth, code the future, and maybe — just maybe — become a meme coin millionaire. 🚀
Top comments (2)
good post. how can I meet the skilled dev in this field?
Hey Zachary! Appreciate the comment on the post 🙏
If you’re serious about diving deeper into Solidity and smart contracts, check out this site:
👉 docs.soliditylang.org/en/v0.8.30/ (Solidity Docs)
👉 forum.soliditylang.org (Forum)
Feel free to reach out anytime — always down to collaborate or answer questions. 💬⚙️