2026 is almost here—SlowMist’s 9th year and my 10th year working in crypto security. Happy New Year to our clients, partners, researchers, communities, and every defender safeguarding the blockchain world. The crypto world will only get wilder. Anyone can jump in and try to make a quick buck, and the battles between offense and defense will get even more intense. With AI, everything will accelerate. Risks aren’t new—they’ve always been here. In the new year, let’s hope we’re all lucky ones of this era—not because we’re gambling on luck, but because we’re prepared for the impact, have solid risk control in place, and have built stronger systems and mindsets. —— Divider —— Let’s wrap this up with the conclusion from our annual report: Chinese: https://www.((slowmist.com))/report/2025-Blockchain-Security-and-AML-Annual-Report(CN).pdf English: https://www.((slowmist.com))/report/2025-Blockchain-Security-and-AML-Annual-Report(EN).pdf SlowMist is continuously advancing AI-driven security and compliance capabilities. We’ve always believed that security isn’t just about one-off “project audits” or “emergency tracking.” It should be a comprehensive, closed-loop system that covers threat detection and defense before, during, and after incidents: - Before: security audits, security training, etc. - During: on-chain monitoring, real-time hacker activity detection, etc. - After: tracing, emergency response, etc. In practice, SlowMist has turned this closed-loop capability into concrete products and services, including: - MistEye (a Web3 threat alert and dynamic monitoring system based on threat intelligence models) - MistTrack (an on-chain analysis and anti-money laundering tracking platform with AML/KYT compliance and risk control capabilities) - InMist Lab (a global threat intelligence collaboration network) - Offensive and defensive security services, as well as audit systems With AI driving these capabilities, we’ve achieved automation, intelligence, and real-time response in threat identification, tracing, and compliance support—providing the industry with a sustainable foundation for security. Anyway, less talk, more action. Get to work, and crush it!