On-Chain Security Game: What Are Retail Investors' Survival Strategies Amid the AI Agent Surge?
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On-Chain Security Game: What Are Retail Investors' Survival Strategies Amid the AI Agent Surge?
ai16z has successfully integrated GoPlus's professional-grade Web3 security plugin into ElizaOS.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: 1912212.eth, Foresight News
What could be more thrilling than making money? The most captivating aspect of the crypto industry is the constant flow of wealth stories—whether through secondary market trading, airdrop farming, or rushing into speculative meme coins on-chain, each niche generates its fair share of legendary fortunes. Yet as the saying goes, seizing power is hard; holding onto it is even harder. For seasoned crypto OGs, most assets are stored either on exchanges or in on-chain wallets, making protection against theft and attacks their top priority.
Imagine cashing out on-chain or receiving a large transfer, feeling excited and thinking you've just made another big win—only to accidentally click a phishing link while browsing Twitter. Without hesitation, you approve a wallet popup, and by the time you realize what happened, your wallet balance is nearly zero. The decentralized nature of blockchain means every user bears 100% responsibility for their wallet’s security.
In recent years, suffering massive losses from phishing scams has become all too common. According to a report by a security firm, Web3-related security incidents caused over $2.363 billion in total losses in 2024—an increase of 31.61% year-on-year. A total of 760 security incidents occurred throughout the year, with phishing attacks and private key leaks being the two primary attack vectors, causing $1.05 billion and $855 million in damages respectively. Phishing alone accounted for nearly 50% of annual losses, emerging as the biggest threat to industry security.
Currently, prominent security software companies on the market mainly serve enterprise clients and are not user-friendly for retail investors. General-purpose wallets like MetaMask and Phantom do offer some level of security monitoring and risk alerts, but due to coverage limitations, they often fail to accurately identify fake phishing websites. There's an urgent need for a product that truly provides comprehensive, round-the-clock protection for users.
Guardian AI Agents in Blockchain's Dark Forest
At a time when the entire industry is concerned about security, GoPlus introduced the forward-looking concept of a "Security Layer," filling a critical gap in today’s Web3 security infrastructure. This ensures protection for every on-chain interaction—be it simple token transfers, complex smart contract interactions, or various activities within the DApp ecosystem. GoPlus’s “Security Layer” integrates deep security services into every transaction step, ensuring full-spectrum protection for every trade and contract execution. With GoPlus, the once-dangerous blockchain “dark forest” can become a truly user-friendly and low-risk environment.
The recent surge in AI agents has given rise to high-quality projects such as ai16z, sparking intense discussion around the convergence of AI agents and cryptocurrency. The integration of AI agents with crypto holds great promise across intelligent trading, smart contract optimization, decentralized identity verification, and data market analysis. However, since this field is still in its early stages, various issues are inevitable.
For example, smart contract vulnerabilities: although AI can optimize contracts, the models themselves may contain biases or flaws, leading to unforeseen security risks. Once erroneous code is executed, it could result in significant financial losses. Another concern is market manipulation—AI agents might be abused to manipulate markets, such as using high-frequency trading to control prices or generate fake trading volumes.
What key security benefits does GoPlus bring to AI agents?
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Comprehensive analysis of potential risks and vulnerabilities in token contracts;
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In-depth evaluation of NFT projects;
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Real-time identification of malicious websites and fraudulent signature requests;
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Prevention of risky smart contract approvals;
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Detection of malicious addresses;
Recently, GoPlus is set to launch its security plugin tailored for Eliza, partnering with focEliza—a dedicated branch of Eliza focused on fully on-chain AI agents.
ai16z has successfully integrated GoPlus’s professional-grade Web3 security plugin into ElizaOS. The GoPlus plugin is the first security module integrated into ElizaOS, serving as a crucial middleware enabling AI agents to interact securely with over 30 public blockchains. In Eliza’s latest whitepaper, GoPlus occupies a central position in the AI agent ecosystem’s security architecture.
The introduction of the GoPlus Security Plugin provides standardized security infrastructure for all Eliza-based agents, shortening development cycles so developers can focus on core functionalities, while users can confidently deploy AI agents with enterprise-grade security protection.
Currently, GoPlus supports chains used by Eliza agents including EVM-compatible chains such as BNB Chain, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Avalanche, as well as popular non-EVM chains including Solana and Sui.
On January 14, GoPlus also announced an official collaboration with Phala Network to jointly advance TEE initiatives and develop security model analysis and auditing frameworks for AI, significantly enhancing the verifiability and security of AI agents.
Pioneering Protection at the Intersection of DeFi and AI Agents
The AI agent trend has also reached the DeFi space. In just a few months, certain AI agents have begun integrating with DeFi protocols to build automated trading bots, opening up exciting new possibilities. Their capabilities go beyond that—managing investment portfolios across multiple DeFi protocols and providing intelligent risk alerts hold immense potential.
While the fusion of DeFi and AI agents is highly anticipated, these systems typically manage substantial funds. Any mistake or failure to proactively detect fraud could lead to catastrophic, incalculable losses.
The GoPlus Security Plugin offers proactive protection—a crucial advantage. Many wallets on the market only provide passive protection and cannot automatically assess the safety of tokens or protocols before interaction.
Early detection is just the beginning. At every stage of swapping and authorization, GoPlus performs continuous monitoring and threat detection. If a transaction is assessed as potentially dangerous based on security decision-making logic, it will be automatically blocked.
Beyond trading and investing, the GoPlus Security Plugin also plays a significant role in asset management and community governance. In asset management, it continuously monitors approved contracts and automatically revokes high-risk authorizations. In trading and investment, it conducts risk assessments on liquidity pools and yield farming opportunities. For community management, it can automatically filter out phishing links and other malicious content.
Efficient and Secure Token Distribution
Meme coin mania in this cycle has drawn widespread attention due to its wealth effect. Various launchpads have become playgrounds for meme coins. For instance, Pump.fun, built on Solana, had generated over $300 million in cumulative revenue by December 2024 and deployed more than 4.6 million tokens. With such a vast number of meme coins, distinguishing genuine ones from scams has become extremely difficult—even competition over capitalization (uppercase vs lowercase letters) has intensified. Both retail investors and meme coin project teams rely on tools like the GoPlus Security Plugin to safeguard their token contract addresses, liquidity, and pool risk checks.
Meanwhile, GoPlus has launched the SafeToken Protocol, offering token issuers and investors a safer, more transparent token ecosystem. It provides effective solutions to previously opaque practices, irregular unlocks, and other unfair behaviors.
The SafeToken Protocol is completely free and offers multiple secure token contract templates, including popular models like Pump.fun and IDO, all open-sourced to ensure transparency and encourage community contributions. Launchpad platforms or token developers simply call the contract and input parameters to quickly issue secure tokens. Compliant with the TRC security token standard, it eliminates common risks such as rug pulls and balance tampering.
Token issuance is merely the first step in launching a project—liquidity setup and security measures are among the key factors determining long-term success.
SafeToken supports various fee collection methods and is compatible with Uniswap V2 and V3, covering mainstream DEX platforms. It enables collection of yield farming rewards to boost returns and allows custom lock-up periods to align with different project development strategies. It prevents developers from suddenly withdrawing liquidity after raising investments, thereby ensuring project stability and investor confidence. As early as November last year, launchpad platforms including Four.meme, Flap, and We.Rich had already integrated the SafeToken Protocol, highlighting strong market recognition.
Real Plugin Downloads Exceed 200,000
A security product that everyday users can actually perceive and use is truly suitable for daily adoption. Crypto investors generally prefer simple and convenient ways to perform operations, and browser plugins fit naturally into their existing habits.
In late November last year, GoPlus launched its browser extension, available for download and use on mainstream browsers such as Chrome and Edge.
The GoPlus Security Plugin integrates core features including wallet security checkups, proactive pop-up warnings, customizable transaction environment detection, and AI Bot assistance, delivering comprehensive on-chain security. Whether managing assets or executing trades, it effectively identifies and mitigates potential risks.
According to the Google Chrome Web Store, the number of real users has now surpassed 200,000 and the extension has been marked as “Featured.” The team actively updates the software, with the most recent release on January 10.
Conclusion
GoPlus has become the preferred security partner for Web3 builders. Its on-chain security services are widely adopted and integrated by platforms such as Trust Wallet, CoinMarketCap, OKX, Bybit, Solana, DexScreener, and SushiSwap. It averages over 34 million API calls per day, exceeding 4 billion cumulative calls, covering over 90% of users’ on-chain transactions. Its open security application platform has served more than 12 million on-chain users.
Moreover, GoPlus raised several million dollars in a private round back in 2022 and secured another ten-million-dollar funding round last year, demonstrating continued strong backing from elite institutional investors committed to the security sector.
Recently, GoPlus’s native token GPS had its Token Generation Event (TGE) on January 16, with all related information to be updated by the GoPlus Foundation.
From building comprehensive security products to becoming a core security hub for AI agents, from delivering easy-to-use plugin experiences to launching the GPS token to engage and retain loyal users, every move GoPlus makes reflects active exploration and practical innovation. As the largest security organization in the sector to launch its own token, GoPlus’s future development path is undoubtedly worth watching.
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