Bitcoin Crashing 50% in Two Years Due to AI Threats? Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Disagrees and Here's Why
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed optimism on Sunday about the future of cryptocurrency security, contradicting predictions of a Bitcoin crash due to AI threats.Buterin Bets on Bitcoin’s StabilityButerin responded to an X post by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Liron Shapira, pushing back against a prediction that AI could undermine Bitcoin’s security and trigger a more than 50% price crash within two years.Buterin, however, took the opposite side, expressing optimism about long-term cybersecurity and confidence in Bitcoin’s ability to handle issues that do not require social consensus.He added that he could offer a conventional bet against Shapira, but he doesn’t need to, as roughly 90% of his net worth is already held in cryptocurrency.I take the opposite side of that.My basic reasons are that I am quite optimistic about cybersecurity in the long term and I see the primary problem as being getting the transition, and I expect BTC to handle at least any issues that do not require social consensus well… Read Also: Does AI Pose a Threat to Bitcoin?This disagreement comes in the wake of increasing concerns about the potential threats AI poses to cryptocurrency securityIn May, Buterin an AI-powered solution to combat these threats.“Formal verification,” which is the use of mathematical proofs to verify that software works as intended, can help make blockchain protocols more secure, he added.Notably, AI safety researcher Roman Yampolskiy warned last month that making it nearly “impossible” for the average person to keep their Bitcoin secure.A Chainalysis report found that crypto scams with on-chain links to AI vendors extracted 4.5 times more revenue per operation than scams without such links in 2025.Price Action: At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $78,739.79, down 0.75% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Read Also: Cathie Wood Says Bitcoin's 'Break Out' From Gold Is 'Very Reassuring': Ark CEO Says BTC Has 'Miles to Go' for This Reason Photo courtesy: Shutterstock