Vitalik Issues a Warning: AI Could Impact Encryption Security Even Earlier Than Quantum Computing!

In his latest reminder, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says that the acceleration of mathematical research driven by AI may be introducing a previously underestimated risk to blockchain cryptography.

He notes that, in the past, the market generally believed:

🔹 Elliptic curve cryptography → could be broken by quantum computing in the future
🔹 Hash algorithms → relatively secure
🔹 Grid (lattice) cryptography → believed to have quantum-resistant capabilities

But now, this assessment may need to be reconsidered.

Vitalik believes that AI’s mathematical progress over the next two years is highly likely to seriously undermine the real-world security of lattice cryptography, meaning that technologies—including some post-quantum cryptography approaches—also cannot simply be assumed to be “absolutely secure.” (The Block)

What’s even more noteworthy is that he did not urge users to panic and move assets immediately.

👉 If it’s convenient, you could consider using addresses that have never initiated transactions and where no public key has yet been exposed; but don’t move funds in a rush due to panic, because incorrect configuration itself can also lead to losses. (The Block)

What AI brings is not only an efficiency revolution—it may also be redefining the effective lifespan of “cryptographic security.”

If AI can truly compress decades of mathematical progress into just a few years—or even less—then the entire crypto industry’s security assumptions may need to be reassessed.

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