AI Reshaping the Cryptocurrency Security Industry: Audit Costs Approaching Zero, Security Standards Redefined

June 21 — As AI-driven security tools (like Mythos) grow in popularity, the cost of smart contract audits in the crypto space is dropping rapidly. Researchers believe this could fundamentally shift the industry’s longstanding standard of “reasonable due diligence” before a project launches. A new report notes that AI security systems can detect vulnerabilities at a far lower cost than traditional manual audits and support continuous code review, moving away from the old “one-time audit” model to real-time, ongoing monitoring. Industry experts say this shift could push basic security audit costs to nearly zero. Security specialists explain AI not only catches standard code vulnerabilities but also simulates attacker behavior to test how code performs in real adversarial environments—significantly boosting the efficiency of finding flaws. However, they emphasize AI still struggles to identify complex risks such as economic model flaws, permission misuse, and social engineering attacks. Researchers further point out that as AI audit tools become low-cost and easily accessible, the industry’s security responsibility expectations for developers will rise simultaneously. In the future, projects that haven’t undergone AI-assisted audits may even be considered “negligent.” Still, experts warn AI can’t replace human auditors’ judgment when it comes to game theory and incentive mechanisms. Cryptographic security will remain a system that combines “AI tools + human experience.” --------------------------------- Click the original article link below to join the BlockBeats Beating·Feishu AI News Channel, where you can monitor global AI hotspots and news 24/7.