Kraken’s Parent Teams With Anthropic on AI Security
Kraken's parent company Payward joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to use frontier AI for vulnerability hunting.
The update
Wyoming-based Payward, the parent company behind the crypto exchange Kraken, has joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing. This initiative grants vetted organizations access to Anthropic’s most advanced cybersecurity model, Claude Mythos 5. Payward plans to deploy the model across its environments to identify security flaws before they can be exploited, with findings feeding into its existing security program.
Why it matters
Project Glasswing is designed to help critical infrastructure and financial institutions defend against cyber threats. Payward’s participation marks the first reported crypto company to join the program. The firm will share vulnerabilities found in third-party open-source software with maintainers, potentially strengthening the broader crypto ecosystem’s security posture as AI tools become increasingly used by attackers.
What to watch
Payward expects to roll out the model across its systems in the coming weeks. The move comes amid growing evidence that AI models can be powerful tools for both finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities, raising the stakes for defensive adoption in an industry already a frequent target for hackers.
Sources
- coindesk.com — Project Glasswing description, deployment timeline, and open-source sharing plans.
- decrypt.co — First crypto company report, open letter context, and Mozilla vulnerability testing reference.
