Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, warns: Artificial intelligence may crack the signature scheme of Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets before quantum computers
Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, warns that artificial intelligence (AI) may break the signature scheme that secures Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets before quantum computers emerged.
In an article published on the X platform on Wednesday, Drake said it is now reasonable to prepare for the collapse of the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), the signature scheme currently used by both networks. He mentioned that this risk has become apparent before "Q Day", the day when quantum computers can crack current cryptography. In the worst-case scenario, he said, this could happen "within months rather than years."

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