Could AI break Bitcoin before "Quantum Day"?

Could AI break Bitcoin before "Quantum Day"?
🚨 Background

Justin Drake, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, has warned that the ECDSA signature algorithm could, in a worst-case scenario, become vulnerable within months rather than years

The main concern is AI's progress in discovering new mathematics and the possibility of finding new ways to recover a private key from a public key
🧐 Focus

Drake says the threat does not necessarily depend on a quantum computer, and AI could open an attack path before "Q-Day"
🔥 He has proposed a "shelter mode": gradually moving assets to addresses whose public keys have not yet been exposed
💡 The warning does not mean ECDSA is currently broken; the scenario remains hypothetical and precautionary
🧐 Implications

Old Bitcoin holdings with exposed public keys, including a large share of the assets attributed to Satoshi, could be at risk if such an attack occurred
🔥 The issue is not just wallet security; migrating billions of dollars in assets to AI- and quantum-resistant cryptography is a major coordination challenge for the entire ecosystem
💡 Conclusion

The current threat is unproven, but Drake's message is clear: the crypto industry must prepare for the scenario of cryptography failing before it actually breaks
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