Boltz pauses service after wave of AI-assisted hacking attempts
Boltz, a non-custodial Bitcoin swap service, is pausing swaps indefinitely after a sharp rise in AI-assisted hacking attempts and repeated exploit attempts against its infrastructure. The team says attacks have become faster than its small staff can patch vulnerabilities, and recent security scans showed enough risk that it cannot safely re-enable swaps yet. Boltz says the pause reflects a broader problem for small crypto teams facing automated, adaptive attackers. The service says user funds were never at risk because swaps are non-custodial and trustless. Its API will remain online for refunds, and support will continue. The company warns that open-source Bitcoin services may be entering a major shift where machine-speed defenses are becoming necessary. Related voices in crypto security echo that view, with Solana’s CISO urging autonomous defenses and other crypto services reporting similar exploit waves, possibly AI-driven.
