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Blockchain security company OpenZeppelin argued that many recent security incidents stemmed from operational failures instead
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According to the firm, most large losses in recent months have involved stolen private keys, bridge spoofing, social engineering, and access control issues.
Key facts
- These security incidents resulted in the total value locked across decentralized finance falling from roughly $172 billion in mid-April to $148 billion as of press time, marking five consecutive — This is corroborated by Deddy Lavid, chief executive officer of Cyvers, who said the industry is moving toward an AI-versus-AI security environment
- On May 27, Manuel Aráoz, co-founder and former chief technology officer of OpenZeppelin, advised investors to exit DeFi positions, including exposure to established lending protocols such as Aave
- Anthropic has similarly restricted public access to its unreleased Claude Mythos model precisely because of its capacity to autonomously discover and weaponize software flaws
Summary
01 OpenZeppelin co-founder Manuel Aráoz urged investors to exit DeFi, citing AI agents that find vulnerabilities faster. 02 The warning lands as DeFi has lost over $1.1 billion to exploits and TVL fell from $172 billion to $148 billion. 03 Protocols are adding live monitoring and circuit breakers, but static audits may not stop AI-assisted attacks fast enough. A warning from one of decentralized finance’s (DeFi) early security figures has turned a difficult stretch of hacks into a broader test of how the industry can defend itself against artificial intelligence (AI). On May 27, Manuel Aráoz, co-founder and former chief technology officer of OpenZeppelin, advised investors to exit DeFi positions, including exposure to established lending protocols such as Aave, MakerDAO, and Compound.