Ethereum Researcher Says AI May Break Encryption Before Quantum Does

In brief

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake called on the industry to plan for "bunker mode" by gradually moving funds to addresses whose public keys haven't been exposed.
He said ECDSA, the signature scheme behind Bitcoin and Ethereum, could break before Q-Day, in the worst case "in months not years," citing rapid AI-driven math advances.
Drake urged holders not to panic or rush, and said he'll push to accelerate Ethereum's shift to hash-based cryptography.