AI reshaping the cryptocurrency security industry: audit costs may approach zero, and security standards are being redefined

BlockBeats News, June 21 — With the emergence and growing adoption of AI-driven security tools (such as Mythos), the cost of smart contract audits in the crypto industry is rapidly falling. Researchers believe this could fundamentally change the industry standard for “reasonable due diligence” before a project goes live.

The report notes that AI security systems can detect vulnerabilities at far lower costs than traditional manual audits and support continuous code review, shifting from “one-time audits” to “real-time ongoing monitoring.” Industry insiders believe this shift could bring the cost of basic security audits close to zero.

Security experts say AI can not only identify traditional code vulnerabilities, but also simulate attacker behavior and predict how code performs in real-world adversarial environments, significantly improving vulnerability discovery efficiency. At the same time, they also emphasize that AI still struggles to identify complex risks such as flaws in economic models, permission abuse, and social engineering attacks.

Researchers further point out that as AI audit tools become low-cost and easy to access, industry expectations for developers’ security responsibilities may rise accordingly. In the future, projects that do not undergo AI-assisted audits may even be viewed as “negligent.”

However, experts also remind that AI cannot replace human auditors’ ability to make judgments in terms of game structures and incentive mechanisms. Crypto security will still rely on a system that combines “AI tools + human expertise.”

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