How Anthropic’s Mythos model is forcing the crypto industry to rethink everything about security

DeFi leaders say that AI will arm both attackers and defenders, and widen the gap between projects that prioritize security and those that do not. What to know : Anthropic's Mythos AI model is shifting DeFi security focus from smart contract bugs to deeper infrastructure risks such as key management, bridges and oracle networks. By simulating adversaries and chaining together small weaknesses across interconnected protocols, Mythos highlights how AI can turn isolated flaws into systemic, cascading failures. DeFi leaders say AI will arm both attackers and defenders, pushing protocols toward continuous, AI-driven auditing and widening the gap between projects that prioritize security and those that do not.