Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urges crypto to prepare ‘bunker mode’ for AI threats
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Justin Drake called on Oct. 7 for the crypto industry to start planning for “bunker mode,” a shift of holdings to new addresses whose public keys remain hidden behind a hash. He also warned that advances in AI could expose weaknesses in ECDSA and put wallets with revealed public keys at risk, with one report saying he suggested moving funds to fresh addresses.
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Crypto users and wallet holders who have already exposed public keys are the people most likely to notice this first, because Drake’s warning centers on those addresses being at risk and on moving holdings to new ones. The broader sector also has to notice it now, since the call is for the industry to start planning for “bunker mode” rather than waiting for a later event.
In practice, the discussion shifts from keeping assets in place to considering transfers into fresh addresses with hidden public keys. What stays the same is that the warning is about planning and preparation, not a confirmed break, so normal holdings are not described as already unusable. (per unchainedcrypto.com)
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Where this sits in the Ethereum series
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 years ago | ETH at $4,245 high | today it sits -47.2% from there |
| 4 months ago | ETH at $1,566 low | today it sits +43.0% from there |
From what we have stored, starting 1.1 years ago.