Digital Asset Security Must Prepare for AI Scams and Quantum Computer Threats

AI scams and quantum threats are reshaping the landscape of digital asset security. Asset owners and service providers must act now. Two major technological advancements, AI and quantum computing, are driving significant innovation across industries, and these are also impacting the cybercrime ecosystem.

AI is making fraud more sophisticated, with AI chatbots and large language models being used by scammers to deceive users more persuasively. According to Chainalysis data, approximately 60% of funds flowing into all cryptocurrency scammer wallets in 2025 originated from AI-powered scams.

Social engineering tactics impersonating mentors have combined with AI, leading to cases where a single scammer transferred over $900,000 from a victim's account to their own wallet.