The co-founder of OpenZeppelin just told his personal network to exit ALL DeFi positions. Including the blue chips. His reasoning? AI coding agents are now superhuman at finding smart contract vulnerabilities. The attack surface is expanding faster than defences can be built. $840M was lost to exploits in 2026 across 47 incidents (including KelpDAO and Drift Protocol). 40+ protocols shut down. 4 things every surviving protocol has in common: 1. Continuous audits: updated after every upgrade, not just at launch 2. Bug bounties with $250K or more in real payouts 3. Time-locked upgrades with 24-72 hour governance delays on all contract changes 4. On-chain circuit breakers that auto-pause withdrawals above an anomaly threshold Treat this as a due diligence checklist.
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