Michael Coates, the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Solana Foundation, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is making crypto scams more convincing. He stated that AI vulnerabilities and fake identities will be the primary drivers of the next wave of blockchain security concerns. Coates highlighted that AI and deepfakes will significantly worsen social engineering attacks, potentially leading to fully spoofed phone calls with familiar voices. He emphasized the need for crypto projects to implement multi-layered security controls to protect users, even if they fall victim to sophisticated scams, rather than solely relying on users to become security experts.