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Security researcher warns AI could crack Bitcoin encryption within months
Original: Move Your Bitcoin? Security Researcher's Viral Warning Says AI Could Crack Crypto in Months
A security researcher is going viral with a warning that advances in artificial intelligence could allow encryption underpinning Bitcoin to be broken within months, urging holders to move their coins to safer addresses. The claim has circulated widely in finance and crypto circles, drawing both alarm from holders and skepticism from cryptographers who say current AI cannot break the elliptic-curve cryptography securing Bitcoin.
Why now: Fears that rapid AI progress could soon threaten Bitcoin's cryptography are spreading through crypto and finance communities.
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- Move Your Bitcoin? Security Researcher's Viral Warning Says AI Could Crack Crypto in Months · Yahoo Finance
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