Exchange Research Institute: Vibe Coding Significantly Improves Blockchain Development Efficiency, but Simultaneously Amplifies Systemic Security Risks

PANews, January 16 – According to a recent report by a certain exchange’s research institute titled "Vibe Coding: The Cure for Efficiency or the Poison for Security?", in terms of development efficiency, projects adopting Vibe coding have significantly shorter overall development cycles than the industry average. This efficiency improvement does not come with a corresponding expansion in team size, reflecting the practical effects of tooling and automation in blockchain development. However, on the security dimension, empirical results show that projects with significantly shortened development cycles are more prone to security incidents in the early stages after launch. At the same time, contracts with highly similar code structures and a high degree of templating often have a higher density of vulnerabilities. Once an attack occurs, the economic losses associated with high-efficiency projects also tend to show a more concentrated "low frequency—high loss" distribution pattern.

The research points out that the engineering characteristics of Vibe Coding, which weaken the depth of code understanding and the strength of verification, can amplify the spread of systemic defects in a "code is asset" environment like blockchain, turning single-point logical errors into structural risks across multiple contracts. The improvement in development efficiency must be combined with stricter security audits, formal verification, and testing mechanisms, in order to unleash productivity without allowing it to become a "hidden source of risk" that erodes system security.

The report concludes by emphasizing that in the highly sensitive technical environment of blockchain, the real key is not whether to use Vibe Coding, but whether the industry can establish a risk constraint and governance capability framework that matches the pursuit of efficiency.