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Ethereum's Justin Drake warns AI could threaten wallet cryptography

Original: Ethereum researcher Justin Drake urges a gradual move to fresh wallet addresses, warning AI-assisted math could threaten

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is urging users to gradually move to fresh wallet addresses, warning that AI-assisted advances in mathematics could break ECDSA, the signature scheme securing Ethereum, sooner than expected. Vitalik Buterin agrees the risk is real but cautions against panic. No practical attack has been demonstrated yet.

Why now: Concerns that rapid AI progress could accelerate breakthroughs against the cryptography securing billions in crypto assets are sparking debate in the community.

Justin DrakeVitalik ButerinEthereumECDSA

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• Ethereum researcher Justin Drake urges a gradual move to fresh wallet addresses, warning AI-assisted math could threaten ECDSA sooner than expected. Buterin agrees on the risk, cautions against panic. No attack has been demonstrated yet. Full story: https://… · AInews_report · 2

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