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Vitalik Buterin now confident AI won’t break crypto, betting 90% of his net worth
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has pushed back against predictions that artificial intelligence could trigger a 50% Bitcoin crash within two years.
Key facts
- The debate began after Silicon Valley investor and AI-risk commentator Liron Shapiro said he sees a 50% probability that Bitcoin will fall more than 50% over the next two years because AI undermines
- Anthropic has committed as much as $100 million in usage credits to the effort
- Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has pushed back against predictions that artificial intelligence could trigger a 50% Bitcoin crash within two years
- The distinction is central to the disagreement between Buterin and Shapiro, as AI does not have to break SHA-256 to cause serious damage across the Bitcoin economy
Summary
01 Vitalik Buterin rejected predictions of an AI-driven 50% Bitcoin crash, saying most security failures should remain fixable. 02 The dispute centers on whether AI attacks against crypto infrastructure can damage confidence without breaking Bitcoin’s underlying cryptography. 03 AI-assisted exploits have already pressured services, leaving open whether defenders can keep pace before attacks undermine investor assumptions. The debate began after Silicon Valley investor and AI-risk commentator Liron Shapiro said he sees a 50% probability that Bitcoin will fall more than 50% over the next two years because AI undermines what investors believe are the network’s security and robustness guarantees.