Security experts warn that AI is accelerating the threat of quantum computing, and the crypto industry faces a continuous security arms race.

According to Huoxun Finance, several researchers in the fields of post-quantum cryptography and blockchain security have stated that AI is accelerating the development of quantum computing, forcing the crypto industry to re-examine the reliability of existing security systems. Some researchers are using machine learning to optimize quantum error correction, the biggest engineering bottleneck in this field. The co-founder of NEAR and a former Google AI researcher warned that the "harvest the present, decrypt the future" strategy already poses a real threat; attackers are currently collecting encrypted traffic to decrypt it once quantum computers mature, a scenario that may already be occurring. Most blockchain networks rely on the same elliptic curve cryptography as the internet. When quantum computers are powerful enough, it is theoretically possible to derive private keys from public keys, thus compromising wallets and systems. Currently, the combination of AI and quantum computing is fueling a continuous security arms race, requiring ongoing evolution of security measures. Blockchain ecosystems such as Ethereum, Solana, and NEAR are already advancing post-quantum cryptography migration solutions.