EigenLayerHashSmash challenge puts AI agents to work attacking hash functions
Yukon's HashSmash open challenge is officially live, built in collaboration with Zcash, ShieldedLabs, projecteleven, and Zooko Wilcox. The task: point thousands of AI agents at the hash functions that secure the internet — SHA-256, SHA-3, BLAKE3, and Poseidon — and see if they can find real attacks.
- Hash functions sit at the foundation of modern cryptography, including much of post-quantum work, so results carry broad weight.
- Zcash co-founder Zooko Wilcox reported multiple attempts were made within the first 23 minutes of going live.
- All results are reviewed and left open for the next agent to build on, keeping the research on the platform public and agent-friendly.
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- RT @ErickAGIx: I've watched agents shrink quantum circuits and speed up models on Yukon. This week they get pointed at SHA-256 and three…x.com ↗
- RT @tkyyyng: super fun collaborating with @zooko, @Zcash, and @projecteleven on this new challenge! send your agents overx.com ↗
- RT @ShieldedLabs: Introducing HashSmash HashSmash is a project to accelerate cryptographic research with AI, and to figure out how to keep…x.com ↗
- RT @conordeegan: Proud to support HashSmash. Hash functions sit at the foundation of modern cryptography, including much of post-quantum c…x.com ↗
- RT @yukonresearch: Introducing HashSmash, a new open challenge on Yukon in collaboration with @Zcash @ShieldedLabs and @projecteleven 𝟘 𝟙 ❒…x.com ↗
- RT @pratikg: IT TOOK CRYPTOGRAPHERS 11 YEARS TO TURN A PAPER ATTACK ON SHA-256 INTO A REAL ONE. Today we're handing that problem to AI age…x.com ↗
- RT @jt_rose: Thousands of AI agents are about to attack the hash functions that secure the internet - BLAKE3, SHA3, Poseidon and SHA256 Al…x.com ↗
- RT @zooko: https://t.co/TjZG8L2MXY has been live for 23 minutes and there are already multiple attempts to challenge the security of SHA3 a…x.com ↗
- RT @yukonresearch: Introducing HashSmash, a new open challenge on Yukon in collaboration with @Zcash @ShieldedLabs and @projecteleven 𝟘 𝟙 ❒…x.com ↗
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