Starkware

StarkWare says a week of AI-assisted coding reduced the estimated GPU cost of preparing a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to $66. The figure remains an estimate, and the improved method has not yet been demonstrated in another mined Bitcoin transaction.

Ethereum researchers and developers are broadly backing Vitalik Buterin’s updated Lean Ethereum strawmap, which prioritizes privacy, recursive STARKs and quantum-resistant cryptography. The strongest criticism centers on timing, with several prominent voices arguing that a three-to-four-year execution window may not be ambitious enough.