DECRYPT · 2026-10-07 21:16 UTC

Ethereum Researcher Says AI May Break Encryption Before Quantum Does

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake warned that AI could break ECDSA encryption before quantum computers do, potentially 'in months not years' in worst case. Drake called for 'bunker mode': a controlled migration of funds to fresh addresses with hidden public keys to protect against private key recovery. He cited rapid AI-driven mathematical advances, including 722 results OpenAI published, as evidence that long-held cryptographic assumptions are falling, and urged Ethereum to accelerate its shift to hash-based cryptography.

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