IN FOCUSHow Frontier AI Sparked a New Era of DeFi Exploits
Frontier AI models have collided with DeFi, supercharging both attackers and defenders and triggering what some call a vulnerability apocalypse. This piece unpacks how AI changes the economics of exploits, why Immunefi-style bug bounties matter more than ever, and what builders must do to keep protocols alive.
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54 stories & countingHow Frontier AI Sparked a New Era of DeFi Exploits
Frontier AI models have collided with DeFi, supercharging both attackers and defenders and triggering what some call a vulnerability apocalypse. This piece unpacks how AI changes the economics of exploits, why Immunefi-style bug bounties matter more than ever, and what builders must do to keep protocols alive.
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