# Buterin Rejects Forecast That Artificial Intelligence Will Halve Bitcoin's Price

The Ethereum co-founder puts the probability that artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentally compromises proof-of-work security at the far end of the range, and points to machine-assisted formal verification as the defensive counterpart.

- Published: 2026-09-07T05:46:58.893Z
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Vitalik Buterin, the Ethereum co-founder, publicly rejected a prediction by the angel investor Liron Shapira that artificial intelligence could cut Bitcoin's price by more than half within two years. Buterin's argument is about the technolo…

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