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AI agents could make crypto's billion-dollar hacks look like pennies, industry leaders warn

8/20/2026

The potential losses that autonomous AI agents could cause in crypto may end up dwarfing anything the sector has seen, industry leaders warn.

An AI agent, the relevant term here, is software that acts independently: it executes trades, signs transactions, and interacts with protocols without a human approving each step.

Those same leaders say today's billion-dollar hacks could end up looking like pennies.

Crypto leaders have identified three specific hurdles blocking widespread agentic adoption: trust, hallucinations, and unclear legal liability.

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