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Potential inflation bugs, vulnerabilities in Monero itself, or security and anonymity flaws in critical ecosystem software like RetoSwap are definitely possible and shouldn't be ignored. However, technically speaking, those aren't "breaking cryptography", they are implementation bugs caused by human error and the growing complexity of codebases.
When I said "we can't break cryptography," I was referring to the practical impossibility of breaking the underlying math itself. I also tried to leave a small exception for this by noting:
Unless a zero-day vulnerability or an inflation bug is discovered in Monero, breaking cryptography today is impossible.
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I wouldn't dismiss the cryptography angle so readily. With hundreds of vulnerabilities being found using AI tools, it's not inconceivable that one could be found in Monero.
Look at the recent hacks in Zano, Pirate Chain and RetoSwap for example. All it would take is one inflation bug or deanonymization attack to tank the value of XMR.
I think this is what we need to focus on right now for securing Monero. I know a lot of people are using AI to scan Monero, and getting accepted by Anthropic's OSS scanner is a good development. I just hope when and if a vulnerability is found it's by one of the white hats.