The Crypto Industry's Security Paradigm Shift: How Mythos is Redefining Threats

The crypto industry is experiencing a significant shift in its approach to security, driven by the emergence of AI models like Mythos. This new paradigm is pushing the focus beyond smart contracts and into the underlying infrastructure that supports them. According to Paul Vijender, head of security at Gauntlet, the bigger risks lie in the infrastructure, including key management systems, signing services, and bridges. A recent security breach at web infrastructure provider Vercel, which exposed customer API keys, has prompted crypto projects to re-evaluate their security measures. Meanwhile, Aave's $300 million recovery effort is underway, with the DeFi community coming together to support the lending protocol. In other news, Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan argues that crypto was built for AI agents, not humans, and that it offers a native infrastructure for a new kind of economic actor. Finally, a proposed Bitcoin fork, eCash, has sparked controversy over its plan to allocate Satoshi-linked tokens to investors.