Vital Block, a blockchain security firm, has initiated a full-scale smart contract audit for the MyShell AI platform, which operates on the BNB Chain (formerly Binance Network). This move is part of a strategic effort to bolster trust in the rapidly converging fields of artificial intelligence and decentralized applications.
MyShell AI is a platform that allows users to create, share, and own personalized AI agents. Its tokenomics and automated operations are heavily reliant on the security of its underlying smart contracts. The audit by Vital Block will be exhaustive, covering the token contract and examining code for critical vulnerabilities such as re-entrancy attacks, integer overflows, and unauthorized access points. The process will involve both rigorous manual testing and thorough automated testing to validate performance and uncover security flaws.
The initiative underscores a broader industry shift where third-party security audits have transitioned from an optional best practice to an absolute necessity, especially for complex DeFi and AI-powered protocols. MyShell AI views the audit not only as a technical benchmark but as a vital step to enhance transparency and build confidence within its community and among potential investors wary of the risks in early-stage blockchain-AI projects.
Vital Block has committed to publishing a detailed audit report and a Certificate of Security upon completion. This certification is expected to serve as a key trust signal for the project.
Concurrently, a separate study by AI security firm Cecuro, released in February 2026, highlights the critical importance of such specialized security measures. The research found that a purpose-built AI security agent successfully detected 92% of real-world DeFi exploits in a sample of 90 exploited smart contracts, representing approximately $228 million in total losses. This specialized system vastly outperformed general-purpose AI models like GPT-5.1, which only identified 34% of the vulnerabilities.
The vulnerabilities correctly flagged by Cecuro's tool accounted for $96.8 million of the exploited value, demonstrating its effectiveness in pinpointing economically significant flaws. While Cecuro has open-sourced its research framework, the full detection tool remains restricted to prevent malicious actors from using it to find new attack vectors. This comes amid growing concerns about the arms race between "offensive" AI hacking tools and "defensive" AI security systems in the multi-billion dollar DeFi landscape.
MyShell's choice to build on BNB Chain reinforces the network's dominant position in the dApp ecosystem, where securing high-profile projects is seen as crucial for long-term viability. Data from DefiLlama notes BNB Chain as a leading network by transactional volume.
