Cardano Founder Accuses Ethereum Co-Founder Of ‘Bag-Holding’ Over AI Cryptography Warning
Charles Hoskinson publicly attacked Vitalik Buterin after Buterin warned about AI-driven threats to lattice-based cryptography. Hoskinson said Buterin was defending his own research and described the warning as tied to hash-based crypto work. The dispute centers on how major blockchains plan for future quantum-computing risks.
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Ethereum users and Cardano users notice this as a public dispute between the two founders over security planning, not as a change already applied on-chain. The immediate effect is that attention shifts to how each ecosystem talks about future threats to wallet security and cryptography. This is visible in the comments from Hoskinson and in the warning that triggered them.
In practice, nothing in these pieces shows a new rule, upgrade, or wallet requirement taking effect today. What changed is the public position-taking around lattice-based and hash-based cryptography, while the broader question of how major blockchains prepare for quantum computers remains open. That makes the disagreement about framing and research direction rather than a confirmed technical rollout.
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Has this happened before?
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 9 days ago | AI Could Damage Crypto in 2 Years, Warns Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin event | 2 actors in common · 4 news media |
| 12 days ago | Cardano’s ADA Rises 3.35% in an Hour to $0.2563 event | 2 actors in common · 5 news media |
| 13 days ago | Vitalik Buterin tries AI that keeps personal data private event | 2 actors in common · 2 news media |
| 17 days ago | Ethereum's New Glamsterdam Blockchain Upgrade is Coming in October. Here's Why I'm Buying Into the Hype. - The Motley Fool event | 2 actors in common · 2 news media |
| 19 days ago | Vitalik Buterin Says Next Year's Hegota Will Be Ethereum's Last ‘Normal' Fork event | 2 actors in common · 7 news media |
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