šØVitalik is freaking out: AI could break cryptography sooner than expected!
Donāt just focus on quantum computing. Vitalik warns that AI is accelerating mathematical research, and lattice cryptography (ML-DSA, FHE) could become insecure within two years. ECDSA could fall even sooner. The time window? Maybe only a few months, not years. š±
Hereās what he recommends:
ā Prioritize hash-based schemes like WOTS and SPHINCS+; Ethereumās Lean roadmap goes all-in on hashes;
ā Donāt skimp on lattice cryptography parametersāmake keys 10 times larger;
ā Donāt put encrypted data on-chain in privacy protocols; transmit it offline instead;
ā Confirm multisig wallet transactions offlineādonāt leave signatures exposed.
But he also says: donāt panic and move your wallets today! His own haphazard migrations cost him more than a hackerās theft. š If you really need to act, use a fresh address thatās never sent a transaction, so its public key hasnāt been exposedāand accept the operational risks yourself.
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Interestingly, just last month he thought the odds of āAI cutting Bitcoinās value in halfā were tiny. Now heās sounding the alarm about lattice cryptography. This isnāt a bearish take; itās a technical warning: AI is moving so fast that cryptography needs to change its shoesāfast. šāāļøš#Vitalikč¦åAIęå°å éåå¼±åÆē å¦å®å Ø #FrenchHillę¦äæč·čéøä¼ęéčæCLARITYę³ę”
Donāt just focus on quantum computing. Vitalik warns that AI is accelerating mathematical research, and lattice cryptography (ML-DSA, FHE) could become insecure within two years. ECDSA could fall even sooner. The time window? Maybe only a few months, not years. š±
Hereās what he recommends:
ā Prioritize hash-based schemes like WOTS and SPHINCS+; Ethereumās Lean roadmap goes all-in on hashes;
ā Donāt skimp on lattice cryptography parametersāmake keys 10 times larger;
ā Donāt put encrypted data on-chain in privacy protocols; transmit it offline instead;
ā Confirm multisig wallet transactions offlineādonāt leave signatures exposed.
But he also says: donāt panic and move your wallets today! His own haphazard migrations cost him more than a hackerās theft. š If you really need to act, use a fresh address thatās never sent a transaction, so its public key hasnāt been exposedāand accept the operational risks yourself.
$BTC $ETH $UNI
Interestingly, just last month he thought the odds of āAI cutting Bitcoinās value in halfā were tiny. Now heās sounding the alarm about lattice cryptography. This isnāt a bearish take; itās a technical warning: AI is moving so fast that cryptography needs to change its shoesāfast. šāāļøš#Vitalikč¦åAIęå°å éåå¼±åÆē å¦å®å Ø #FrenchHillę¦äæč·čéøä¼ęéčæCLARITYę³ę”
