Avalanche founder Emin Gun Sirer warned that XRP Ledger could be vulnerable to AI-driven attacks, arguing the industry is overly focused on cryptographic breakthroughs. He said AI is more likely to uncover and exploit system-level bugs and hidden software flaws across blockchain code, libraries and wallets, potentially causing multi-billion-dollar damage before widely used cryptography is broken. He cited possible zero-day risks in Ripple’s code but offered no specific unpatched flaw or proof of an AI attack.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson criticised Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s warning that advances in AI-driven mathematics could weaken lattice cryptography within two years. Hoskinson called the claim unfounded fear and said it relies too heavily on speculation without mathematical proof. He said lattice cryptography has been studied and rigorously tested for decades, with security assumptions refined over time. He also warned the view could harm cybersecurity efforts to protect internet communications from quantum computers.