One of Bitcoin’s biggest drawing powers for enthusiasts is security—particularly its decentralized network—meaning there’s no single point of failure that hackers or authorities can target to shut down trading. But a warning from a researcher for the Ethereum Foundation has launched a debate about whether the cryptocurrency is as safe as believed in the age of artificial intelligence.Justin Drake is the researcher who has set off the debate. In a social media post last week, he called on the blockchain industry “to calmly begin planning for ‘bunker mode’,” saying recent mathematical breakthroughs by AI agents could crack the digital signature scheme that Bitcoin uses.Prior to his warnings about AI, Drake had cautioned the industry about the threats from quantum computing. His post last week signaled a change in thinking that AI could be a bigger concern. Is Digital currency really safe ?
