Justin Drake

Zcash developers are aiming to add quantum-resistant, hash-based signature support in January, with the first phase focused on transparent transactions. The move follows heightened concern over AI-assisted cryptographic risks, though no practical wallet-key attack has been demonstrated.

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake is urging the crypto industry to prepare for a possible “bunker mode” scenario in which AI weakens the signature systems protecting bitcoin and ether wallets. No practical attack has been demonstrated, while Vitalik Buterin has cautioned that rushed migrations can create losses of their own.

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake unveils the Beam Chain proposal, a major redesign of Ethereum's consensus layer that integrates high-impact upgrades like zero-knowledge proof support and faster transaction finality into one unified package.

Ethereum Foundation researchers resign from EigenLayer advisory roles after controversy over EIGEN token allocations, citing commitment to neutrality within the Ethereum community.