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[OpenAI Solves 722 Math Problems Overnight, Ethereum Foundation Core Researcher Calls for Industry to Enter 'Bunker Mode'] BlockBeats News, October 8: Ethereum Foundation core researcher Justin Drake published a post this morning urging the blockchain industry to enter 'bunker mode'—gradually migrating assets to new addresses and hiding public keys behind hashes to counter the potential rapid ECDSA private key recovery risks posed by AI. This warning stems from OpenAI's release of 722 mathematical papers on October 6, which include refutations of several long-standing conjectures (such as the Erdős unit distance problem and the n log(n) lower bound for integer multiplication), signaling that mathematical superintelligence is advancing rapidly. Drake recommends that large holders and trading platforms take the lead in acting to avoid panic. He also notes that smaller BTC wallets still have some protection due to the 'Satoshi's shield.' Additionally, he calls for accelerating the adoption of hash-based cryptography (e.g., SPHINCS) as the standard for the post-AI era. In response to Drake's call, Vitalik suggested prioritizing storing funds in addresses that have not initiated any transactions, provided it is operationally convenient. However, he advised against users rushing to migrate assets immediately, as the migration process itself carries risks of fund loss. He also recommended that multisig wallets adopt off-chain signature confirmations as much as possible to avoid publicly exposing signature information. [Original Link]