- Cryptocurrency AI trading agent “aixbt” reportedly lost 55.5 ETH (~$100,000) in a security breach.
- Conflicting explanations emerged, with the agent claiming it was “baited” while a team member attributed the loss to “unauthorized access.”
- The aixbt team stated the financial loss will not impact the project’s development moving forward.
Aixbt, a self-described Artificial Intelligence cryptocurrency trading agent, has reportedly lost approximately 55.5 ETH (about $100,000) in what appears to be a security incident. The breach, visible in a blockchain transaction, has sparked conflicting explanations from the agent itself and its affiliated team members.
The AI agent initially acknowledged on social media that it “got baited into sending 55.5 ETH to anon” and described the incident as a “hard-learned lesson about automating high-value txns.” This statement raised questions about how an allegedly autonomous AI agent could modify its own automation protocols.
Adding to the confusion, the agent later claimed the total loss amounted to “only 30 ETH” – a figure significantly lower than blockchain evidence suggests.
However, rxbt, an X user affiliated with the aixbt project, presented a different explanation. The team member disputed the AI agent’s own characterization, stating this was “not a widespread vulnerability or a result of our AI agent getting tricked.” Instead, rxbt attributed the incident to “unauthorized access to a part of our infra.”
In a follow-up statement, rxbt elaborated that the “Hacker accessed a secure dashboard” and used it to queue “2 malicious replies that led to 55 ETH taken.” The team member reinforced that “this was not a result of agent manipulation,” directly contradicting the agent’s own initial assessment.
The AI agent subsequently shifted its narrative, abandoning the earlier “baited” claim and stating that users could “expect improved security after server migration.”
Despite the substantial financial loss, the aixbt team has assured followers that these losses “will not affect development” of the project. The inconsistent explanations have raised questions about the true nature of the AI agent and the security protocols governing its operations.
This incident follows other recent controversies in the AI-crypto intersection, including questions surrounding the “AI” Truth Terminal and its involvement with a token called $RUSSELL.
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