Crypto Projects Apply for Anthropic’s New Frontier AI Security Scans
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Written by:
- Felix Ng, staff editor
- Yohan Yun, staff editor
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Published: Oct 9, 2026
Anthropic’s new opt-in service, OSS Scanner, promises vulnerability reports from its strongest AI models, including Claude Mythos. Ethereum client developer Nethermind and Bitcoin and Lightning wallet ZEUS are among several crypto companies to apply for this program, offering open-source projects access to security reports.
The applications highlight a growing trend among crypto firms seeking access to frontier AI models to bolster defenses against increasingly capable attackers.
Anthropic aims to help open-source developers identify and fix vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. The service will deliver vulnerability reports to participating projects promptly after scanning.
Applications:
- Nethermind has requested audits of its entire repository.
- ZEUS has asked for its app to be examined for weaknesses affecting payments, private keys, and Lightning Service connections.
- VirtEngine, a decentralized cloud computing marketplace, is also among the applicants.
Other applicants include developers of AI assistants, security tools, and machine-learning infrastructure, as well as projects offering software development tools, cloud storage, and energy-system controls.
Anthropic will assess projects on a case-by-case basis, considering their impact on infrastructure and user security, exposure to remote attacks, and dependency on them.
AI-Assisted Attacks:
This year, crypto companies have reported AI-assisted attacks. Boltz suspended operations in August due to faster exploit development than patching. PayPerQ, a crypto-payment service, also reported repeated attacks suspected to be AI-powered.
Anthropic warned that AI may favor attackers in the near term, as exploitation becomes cheaper while vulnerability verification and fixing remain slow and reliant on human efforts.