# Solana Foundation's New Security Chief Warns AI Is Making Crypto Scams Harder to Detect

Michael Coates says vulnerabilities generated with artificial intelligence and synthetic identities, not just smart-contract bugs, will drive the next phase of blockchain security threats.

- Published: 2026-08-02T05:31:41.327Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-08-02/solana-foundation-s-new-security-chief-warns-ai-is-making-cr
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/07/31/solana-foundation-s-new-ciso-warns-ai-is-making-crypto-scams-more-convincing)

Michael Coates, the new chief information security officer of the Solana Foundation, warned that artificial intelligence is making crypto scams more convincing. He said that vulnerability discovery assisted by artificial intelligence (AI) a…

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