ECDSA.fail Challenge Paper Hits arXiv: AI Agents Optimize Quantum Circuits for secp256k1

A three-month open challenge called ECDSA.fail has published its paper on arXiv, inviting participants to use AI agents to optimize quantum circuits for point addition on secp256k1, the curve behind Bitcoin and Ethereum, aiming to challenge ECDSA's security.

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