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AI "Challenging" Cryptography? Web3 Must Prepare in Advance, But Must Never Migrate Hastily
Author: imToken
The crypto community has recently been thrown into considerable panic by discussions that "AI could break cryptography." The origins of this topic trace back to October 7, when Justin Drake spoke out on X, urging the entire blockchain industry to calmly begin planning "Bunker Mode" in order to prepare for potential future cryptographic risks. His core concern is that AI's capabilities in mathematical research continue to improve, while elliptic curve cryptography is widely used in networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and this cryptography may face threats from new mathematical attack methods before a quantum computer truly capable of breaking cryptography emerges. In the worst-case scenario he describes, the timeline for such a breakthrough could even be measured in "months rather than years." In light of this, he suggested that large holders and institutions should be the first to consider migrating assets in an orderly manner to minimize the potential risks posed by exposed public keys.
The crypto community has recently been thrown into considerable panic by discussions that "AI could break cryptography." The origins of this topic trace back to October 7, when Justin Drake spoke out on X, urging the entire blockchain industry to calmly begin planning "Bunker Mode" in order to prepare for potential future cryptographic risks. His core concern is that AI's capabilities in mathematical research continue to improve, while elliptic curve cryptography is widely used in networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and this cryptography may face threats from new mathematical attack methods before a quantum computer truly capable of breaking cryptography emerges. In the worst-case scenario he describes, the timeline for such a breakthrough could even be measured in "months rather than years." In light of this, he suggested that large holders and institutions should be the first to consider migrating assets in an orderly manner to minimize the potential risks posed by exposed public keys.
