Blockchain Security Expert Warns All DeFi Unsafe as AI Agents Outpace Auditors

May 27, 2026 - 12:30
Blockchain Security Expert Warns All DeFi Unsafe as AI Agents Outpace Auditors
Manuel Aráoz, co-founder of blockchain security firm OpenZeppelin, says he now considers every decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol unsafe, blaming rapid advances in AI code-exploitation agents. Specifically, the auditor highlights Aave, MakerDAO and Compound, three blue-chip protocols his firm has helped secure since 2015. Aráoz Frames the Security Asymmetry The OpenZeppelin executive argued that coding agents...

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