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By Allan Ta ยท April 29, 2026

An AI agent just wiped a startup's entire database in 9 seconds with zero human authorization. This is the actual risk n

An AI agent just wiped a startup's entire database in 9 seconds with zero human authorization. This is the actual risk nobody is talking about. Autonomous systems executing irreversible actions at machine speed expose a fundamental gap in crypto infrastructure where smart contracts already operate without pause buttons. The narrative around AI in crypto focuses on trading bots and yield farming. The real conversation needs to be about containment protocols before autonomous agents control treasury operations.

https://decrypt.co/365897/ai-agent-deletes-startup-database-9-seconds-founder-says

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