Simone Maini, CEO of blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, has identified AI-driven financial activity as a significant emerging risk to crypto security. Maini emphasized that AI is enabling hacking, scams, and fraud at speeds and scales beyond the capacity of human compliance teams. In response, Elliptic is developing AI agents to analyze on-chain data in real time, aiming to automate compliance processes. Elliptic has secured $120 million in funding from investors including Nasdaq and Deutsche Bank to advance its AI-powered compliance system. This system is designed to automate transaction monitoring and investigations, reducing costs and enhancing efficiency in handling alerts and investigations. Maini highlighted the current reliance on manual review and the insufficient number of compliance analysts as challenges in meeting future demand.