Ethereum researchers warn AI math could threaten wallet signatures, urge bunker mode
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Ethereum researcher Justin Drake warned on X that AI-assisted math could, in the worst case, break the signature system used by crypto wallets within months.
He urged a "bunker mode" in which users move funds to addresses that have never signed a transaction. Vitalik Buterin agreed with the concern but cautioned against moving too fast, saying he has lost more money to botched migrations than to hacks.
No one has yet broken the current ECDSA signature scheme in practice, so the threat remains a warning rather than a demonstrated attack.
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- The DecoderEthereum researchers warn AI math advances could threaten crypto wallet signatures
AIEthereum researcher Justin Drake warned on X that AI-assisted math could, in the worst case, break the signature system used by crypto wallets within months, and urged a "bunker mode" in which users move funds to addresses that have never signed a transaction. Vitalik Buterin agreed but cautioned against moving too fast, saying he has lost more money to botched migrations than to hacks. No one has yet broken the current ECDSA signature scheme in practice.
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