OpenAI Weighs Acquiring Cybersecurity Startup Trail of Bits

The signal here is less about OpenAI than about where AI labs may look for trust infrastructure: a firm whose reputation rests on auditing code, including smart contracts, is a different kind of target than a model or tooling startup. For crypto and RWA builders, the relevant question is whether security review becomes an in-house function of large AI players, changing who sets audit standards. With no terms, valuation or timeline disclosed and talks possibly early, whether this moves past consideration is the open question.