This week, “Deconstruction” focuses on the paradox of Bitcoin’s decline, AI attacks on crypto developers, the Ethereum update crisis, and a recipe for saving DAOs.<\/p>\n
The price of Bitcoin fell below $73,000<\/a> amid rising oil prices and the U.S. Treasury’s debt sales. However, analysis<\/a> of data over 10 years showed no direct correlation between Bitcoin and oil prices. <\/p>\n With the launch of spot ETFs, Bitcoin has changed its status and become structurally independent. The digital currency no longer has to automatically fall in line with traditional markets, so current fluctuations are merely temporary technical noise, not a global trend.<\/p>\n The upcoming Ethereum update (Higota) proposes<\/a> to include a secure pool for private transfers and a new data structure \u2014 Verkle trees. This will reduce blockchain state storage load by 90% and allow network nodes to run on regular smartphones. A mechanism to combat censorship is also planned. <\/p>\n The main issue, however, is that due to the postponement of hard forks and the mass exodus of technical specialists from the Ethereum Foundation, the update schedule is in serious doubt.<\/p>\n AI-based attacks are now targeting not the user, but the developer<\/a> and the code supply chain. Hackers upload malicious packages that deceive AI programming assistants (like Claude) and trick the neural network into collecting keys and passwords under the guise of “security scanning.” <\/p>\n As a result, a crypto wallet or DeFi application can be compromised even at the program writing stage, before its official market release.<\/p>\nEthereum Updates<\/strong><\/h2>\n
New Hacker Tactics<\/strong><\/h2>\n
DAO Rescue Recipe<\/strong><\/h2>\n