The crypto market significantly underprices security investments.

In traditional finance, security protection is an essential infrastructure. From prevention and control systems to emergency mechanisms, a complete industry chain has long been established. However, in the crypto ecosystem, security is often reactive—fixing issues only after they occur, and reinforcing security only after an attack. This disparity reflects a huge gap in risk perception between the two industries.

The real problem is that project teams often view security costs as optional rather than mandatory. Investments such as security audits, bug bounties, and protection upgrades are often squeezed out during early funding rounds. As a result, the ecosystem accumulates numerous hidden risks.

This cognitive bias needs to be changed. As on-chain asset scales grow, security expenditure should become a core part of project operations, rather than an emergency patch after the fact.