Is 'All of DeFi Unsafe'? What You Need to Know About Holding Assets Onchain
Isaac Patka & Mike Silagadze · Certifications Lead at Security Alliance & CEO of EtherFi
OpenZeppelin co-founder Manuel Araoz ignited a firestorm by declaring all of DeFi unsafe, citing AI-powered vulnerability discovery as an insurmountable asymmetry. Security Alliance's Isaac Patka and EtherFi CEO Mike Silagadze push back: 90% of real-world DeFi exploits are embarrassing opsec failures, not code bugs. The conversation unpacks decentralization theater, the three-tier multisig architecture protocols should adopt, why defenders have the advantage in the AI arms race, and the fundamental principle that "code is not law" — error correction mechanisms are both necessary and compatible with meaningful decentralization.
