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๐ฐ Vitalik Buterin Warns AI Could Weaken Cryptography Within Two Years
๐ค๐๐ On October 8, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned on X that AI-driven progress in mathematics could weaken some of the cryptography securing blockchains, including lattice-based systems such as ML-DSA and FHE, within about two years.
๐งฎโ ๏ธ What's at risk?
Lattice-based schemes, including those built to resist quantum attacks, could take serious hits.
๐งฉ ECDSA, the signature scheme behind Bitcoin and $ETH wallets, could face risks even sooner.
๐ Buterin likened it to integer factoring, where better algorithms forced RSA keys to grow over decades.
$โณ๐ก๏ธ What does he recommend?
He favors hash-based cryptography where feasible, since hashes have little exploitable structure.
#๏ธโฃ For long-lived systems, he suggests multiplying key sizes by 10. ๐ Privacy protocols should avoid storing encrypted data on-chain, and multisig wallets should verify signatures off-chain. ๐
๐ง No need to panic
Buterin does not recommend scrambling to move funds to new wallets today, warning that botched migrations can cause losses. He said he has personally lost more money that way than in all hacks combined.
๐ธ If convenient, he suggests keeping funds in addresses that have never sent a transaction. ๐ He was replying to researcher Justin Drake, who wants the industry to plan for a "bunker mode."
๐๏ธ๐ง Ethereum's direction
Over the past year, Ethereum's Lean roadmap has shifted toward hash-based cryptography, avoiding lattice-based signatures.
๐๐ก Bottom line: Buterin argues AI-accelerated math deserves the same attention as the quantum threat, and that measured preparation beats rushed moves. โ
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๐ฐ Vitalik Buterin Warns AI Could Weaken Cryptography Within Two Years
๐ค๐๐ On October 8, 2026, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned on X that AI-driven progress in mathematics could weaken some of the cryptography securing blockchains, including lattice-based systems such as ML-DSA and FHE, within about two years.
๐งฎโ ๏ธ What's at risk?
Lattice-based schemes, including those built to resist quantum attacks, could take serious hits.
๐งฉ ECDSA, the signature scheme behind Bitcoin and $ETH wallets, could face risks even sooner.
๐ Buterin likened it to integer factoring, where better algorithms forced RSA keys to grow over decades.
$โณ๐ก๏ธ What does he recommend?
He favors hash-based cryptography where feasible, since hashes have little exploitable structure.
#๏ธโฃ For long-lived systems, he suggests multiplying key sizes by 10. ๐ Privacy protocols should avoid storing encrypted data on-chain, and multisig wallets should verify signatures off-chain. ๐
๐ง No need to panic
Buterin does not recommend scrambling to move funds to new wallets today, warning that botched migrations can cause losses. He said he has personally lost more money that way than in all hacks combined.
๐ธ If convenient, he suggests keeping funds in addresses that have never sent a transaction. ๐ He was replying to researcher Justin Drake, who wants the industry to plan for a "bunker mode."
๐๏ธ๐ง Ethereum's direction
Over the past year, Ethereum's Lean roadmap has shifted toward hash-based cryptography, avoiding lattice-based signatures.
๐๐ก Bottom line: Buterin argues AI-accelerated math deserves the same attention as the quantum threat, and that measured preparation beats rushed moves. โ
$BTC $ETH #bnb