Ethereum Researchers Warn AI Could Crack Crypto Before Q-Day

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake has urged the crypto industry to prepare for ‘bunker mode’ — gradually moving funds to fresh addresses whose public keys stay hidden — warning that AI-accelerated math could break ECDSA wallet signatures before quantum computers do, Cointelegraph reports. Vitalik Buterin backed the concern but advised against scrambling to move funds, while warning even lattice-based post-quantum cryptography could weaken within two years.