Solana Foundation CISO Warns AI Is Making Crypto Scams More Convincing

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Solana Foundation’s new Chief Information Security Officer, Michael Coates, has warned that AI is making crypto scams more convincing, especially through social engineering, phishing, and voice-based impersonation. The warning is not about a flaw in Solana’s blockchain or smart contracts. It is about the way attackers target people. That distinction matters. Crypto security used to be discussed mostly in terms of code: smart contracts, bridges, wallets, private keys, and validators. Those are still important. But attackers increasingly go after the user, the employee, the founder, the moderator, or the support channel. AI makes that easier because it can produce more realistic messages, voices, identities, and pressure tactics. TL;DR Solana Foundation CISO Michael Coates warned about AI-driven social engineering. The risk is phishing, impersonation, and voice deepfakes. This is not a claim that Solana’s blockchain itself has a security flaw. Crypto Scams Are Becoming More Personal The old scam email full of spelling mistakes is not the main threat anymore. AI can write polished messa...