Key Takeaways

• Justin Drake urges crypto holders to prepare for a controlled migration to addresses with hidden public keys.

• He warns an AI-assisted cryptographic breakthrough could arrive within months in a worst-case scenario.

• His post does not demonstrate that Bitcoin’s security has been broken, and he explicitly cautions against rushed transfers.

Justin Drake has urged Bitcoin and other crypto holders to prepare to move their assets, warning that advances in artificial intelligence could threaten the cryptography protecting their funds sooner than expected.

In an Oct. 7 post on X, the Ethereum researcher called for a controlled migration to addresses whose public keys remain…