Bitcoin and ether holders urged to enter ‘bunker mode’ against possible AI attacks
Ethereum researchers warned AI could break the signatures guarding bitcoin, ether and the tokens built on them “in months, not years” in the worst case, well before quantum computers arrive.
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- Ethereum researcher Justin Drake urged the crypto industry to prepare for “bunker mode,” warning that artificial intelligence could potentially break the mathematics protecting Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets within months.
- No practical attack has been demonstrated, but Drake recommended that large holders gradually move funds to addresses whose public keys have never appeared onchain.
- Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said AI could also weaken some quantum-resistant cryptography, though he cautioned that rushed wallet migrations can cause losses.
