Crypto Experts Fear AI Could Crack Blockchain Math and Drain Wallets

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake urged the crypto industry to prepare for "bunker mode" over the risk of AI cracking blockchain wallets. Vitalik Buterin called the threat serious but cautioned against rushing to move funds.

• Drake advises moving assets to addresses whose public keys stay hidden behind a hash
• Buterin: AI could overtake quantum computers as crypto's biggest threat
• Millions of Bitcoin sit in addresses with public keys visible on-chain
• Mathematicians doubt OpenAI's claims of mathematical breakthroughs