AI Exploits Surge, Harvard Buys ETH & Base Goes Sovereign

Crypto’s security race accelerates as institutions quietly reposition.This week, OpenAI and Paradigm launch EVMbench, revealing a widening offensive–defensive gap in AI-driven smart contract exploits. Meanwhile, Jane Street and Harvard rotate deeper into crypto exposure, and Coinbase’s Base pivots toward a self-operated stack amid L2 competition.In this episode:GPT-5.3-Codex hits 72% exploit success on EVMbenchOpenAI commits $10M in API credits for defensive researchJane Street amasses $790M in Bitcoin ETF exposureHarvard opens $86.8M Ethereum positionBase hardforks toward independence from the OP Stack$3.7B in global crypto ETP outflowsSwift & JP Morgan advance blockchain settlement railsThe AI arms race begins. Institutions rebalance. Infrastructure decentralizes.