Ethereum researchers discuss whether AI math breakthroughs could undermine wallet security
AI math breakthroughs have Ethereum researchers debating how fast wallet security could collapse
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Two Ethereum researchers warned that, in a worst-case scenario, AI-assisted mathematical research could break the signature systems used by crypto wallets within months. Justin Drake called on the blockchain industry on X to prepare for bunker mode and suggested moving funds to addresses that have never signed a transaction, since signatures reveal public keys that could theoretically be used to derive private keys.
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