Bitcoin·DL News· 2h ago

Crypto hackers armed with AI stand to make millions of dollars attacking old code

Strategic Analysis // Ian Gross

"The increasing sophistication of AI-powered exploits introduces a systemic risk to the digital asset ecosystem, potentially accelerating capital flight from protocols with legacy codebases and impacting overall market confidence. This necessitates enhanced due diligence on smart contract security and could drive significant investment into AI-driven defensive solutions and formal verification, reshaping market structure."

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The Big Coin Report Take

AI is now helping bad actors sift through legacy code for vulnerabilities, proving that even outdated smart contracts can still generate significant returns—just not for their original owners. It seems the only thing faster than crypto innovation is the rate at which new tools are weaponized against it.

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