Bitcoin's vulnerability to quantum computing is considered a real but manageable risk by Wall Street broker Bernstein. Recent breakthroughs have reduced the timeline for potential attacks on modern cryptography, but scaling quantum systems to break widely used encryption remains a complex challenge. Meanwhile, the Drift hack has revealed a six-month campaign by alleged North Korean attackers, who used fake identities and in-person meetings to gain trust.
This has led to a broader reckoning across decentralized finance, with security experts arguing that the real vulnerabilities may lie outside the codebase. The Solana Foundation has launched a contrarian ad campaign in San Francisco, urging people not to waste time with crypto and instead let AI agents do the work. Alchemy has released a new tool, AgentPay, which enables different AI payment systems to work together seamlessly.