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DeFi isn't safe anymore because AI is becoming 'superhuman' at hacking, security chief warns

  • Sam Reynolds--CoinDesk
  • published date: 2026-05-27 08:51:27 UTC

As hacks pile up and DeFi TVL falls fast, one of crypto's top security executives says AI coding agents have made smart contracts fatally vulnerable.

OpenZeppelin CEO Manuel Araoz said he now considers "all" of decentralized finance (DeFi) unsafe because coding agents have become "superhuman" at finding vulnerabilities in a post on X Wednesday. T… [+1617 chars]