《100 BTC Challenges Claude: Can AI Really Break Encryption?》 (Author: @GoPlusZH) On August 1, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe deposited 100 BTC into a BitGo wallet address, publicly challenging Anthropic to crack it and withdraw the funds. As of this writing, the balance remains unchanged. The article points out that Claude has already identified significant vulnerabilities in cryptographic algorithms like HAWK, which are either insufficiently validated or have weakened parameters, and has significantly improved the efficiency of vulnerability analysis. However, this does not mean it can break mature cryptographic systems like SHA-256 or secp256k1. The root cause of the Coldcard incident wasn’t a failure of Bitcoin cryptography but rather the misuse of a weaker software random number generator during the mnemonic generation process. AI amplifies real-world risks such as code implementation flaws, key management errors, phishing, and supply chain attacks, rather than directly disrupting mature cryptographic systems. Read the full article: https://(wublock123.com)/articles/100-btc-challenges-claude-can-ai-break-crypto-encryption-59324