Blockchain sleuths say no sign of AI in $6.4B Binance laundering Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, which has been probing the $6.4 billion Binance heist, reported on Monday that it has found no evidence the attackers used artificial intelligence to launder the stolen funds. Elliptic’s analysis shows the North Korean-linked hackers moved money through roughly 20 automated services in under three days, routing assets across decentralized exchanges, lending protocols and cross-chain bridges. That high-speed, automated choreography prompted questions across the crypto community about whether AI “agents” were autonomously directing the flows. But Elliptic co-founder and chief scientist Tom Robinson pushed back on that narrative. “Our assessment is that the laundering is automated, but nothing we have seen shows an AI agent making decisions. The pattern fits scripts written and supervised by people,” he said. The distinction matters: an AI agent could adapt in real time—switching to a different exchange or bridge if a transaction fails or a wallet is blocked—without human intervention. Elliptic says it has not observed that kind of adaptive behavior in the Binance-related transactions to date. While automation clearly played a central role, investigators conclude the activity looks like conventional scripts operating under human direction. The finding narrows one major avenue of concern as authorities and analytics firms continue to track and try to recover funds. For continuing coverage of the Binance hack and related developments, see CoinDesk’s ongoing reporting. Read more AI-generated news on: https://app.chaingpt.org/news