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AI math breakthroughs have Ethereum researchers debating how fast wallet security could collapse.

The DecoderIndependent reporting·
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Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is urging the crypto industry to prepare a "bunker mode" for a scenario in which AI-powered math could break wallet signature schemes within months. Vitalik Buterin broadly agrees but warns against rushed migrations.

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“Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is urging the crypto industry to prepare a "bunker mode" for a scenario where AI-powered math could break wallet signature schemes within months.”
The Decoder, 08 Oct 2026, 13:52.

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