Robust security is critical in open networks where software controls user funds. Security strategies must evolve as AI’s role in smart contract evaluation grows.

AI agents are now being tested against real smart contract vulnerabilities after $3.4 billion was lost to crypto hacks in ...

OpenAI and Paradigm have released EVMbench—a framework for evaluating AI agents' ability to find vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts.

OpenAI and Paradigm unveil EVMbench, a benchmark testing AI agents on smart contract security across 120 high-severity vulnerabilities.

Developers have started deploying AI agents to defend smart contracts after crypto hackers stole more than US$3.4bn from ...

EVMbench is OpenAI’s attempt to see whether modern AI systems are up to the task of helping prevent smart contract issues.

Yet, despite such optimism, something unreal happened soon after OpenAI launched EVMbench. An exploit involving Claude Opus 4.6 raised serious concerns about the risks of “vibe-coded” smart contracts.

Update (25 July, 2025 at 3:00 PM UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by Shantanu Sontakke, security engineer at web3 security firm Zokyo Smart-contract developers and auditors told ...

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