The 128-Bit Security Trapdoor Is Real
Vitalik Buterin just dropped a cryptographic bomb on X. He calculated that $BTC's cumulative Proof-of-Work has finally reached a monumental 2^96 hashes. This represents 96 bits of brute-force security—an incomprehensible amount of energy expended to secure the chain. While this is huge, Buterin used this exact milestone to argue for a higher standard across the entire industry. The push, championed by $ETH researcher Justin Drake, is for all cryptographic primitives to target a minimum of 128-bit security. Why? Because anything less risks falling victim to rapidly accelerating computational power. Older systems that hover around the 128-bit threshold against specific attacks are already skating on thin ice. To truly future-proof decentralized systems, the industry must adopt higher security floors now, ensuring we stay comfortably ahead of the curve.
This is not financial advice.
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