Security researchers warn that AI is accelerating the development of quantum computing, posing an earlier-than-expected threat to cryptocurrency security. The elliptic curve encryption algorithms currently used in blockchain may be broken by quantum computing in the future. Attackers might even be preemptively collecting encrypted on-chain data, waiting to decrypt it all once quantum technology matures. The industry is speeding up efforts to advance 'post-quantum cryptography' and quantum resistance upgrades to mitigate potential risks. (CoinDesk)