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CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu says the threat landscape in DeFi has fundamentally shifted: attackers are now deploying AI to outspend and outpace defenders, and the asymmetry is widening. Rather than hunting for smart contract bugs — the traditional attack surface — adversaries are increasingly targeting operational security gaps and supply-chain weaknesses, vectors that are harder to audit and slower to patch.
Gu also flagged a legal overhang that could reshape how the industry responds to future exploits. The recent Arbitrum asset freeze, while intended as a protective measure, has created legal uncertainty that may deter coordinated hack response efforts down the line — a chilling effect at exactly the moment the sector needs faster, more unified defenses.
For DeFi investors and protocol teams, the message is pointed: the perimeter has moved, the attacker toolkit has upgraded, and the…
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