Ethereum researcher warns AI could break wallet signatures; Buterin urges calm

Original title (Norwegian): AI kan tømme lommebøkene

Norway · Investornytt · 8 Oct 2026

Investornytt reports that Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake believes AI could help break ECDSA, the signature scheme behind Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets, in the worst case within months, and suggests moving funds to addresses whose public key has not been exposed. Vitalik Buterin calls the risk serious but warns against panic.

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