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LaunchEigen Labs and Shielded Labs launched HashSmash, an open competition to test AI's potential to exploit vulnerabilities in widely used cryptographic hash functions.
Oct 05, 2026
SeattleInformation TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceCyber SecuritySoftware Development
Product Description
HashSmash will deliberately point AI agents at SHA-256, SHA-3, BLAKE3, and Poseidon to identify possible weaknesses in cryptography. This initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance the security of Zcash against future threats.
Company Information
Company
EigenLabs
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
About
Our team is remote-friendly, with a strong presence in Seattle and NYC. Founder Sreeram Kannan was a professor at the University of Washington, and the Head of the UW Blockchain Lab. The first team members came out of that lab.
Our culture is characterized by intellectual curiosity, collaborative debate, ownership mentality, integrity, and respect.
Our mission is to build coordination engines that empower open innovation. This mission has a beginning but no end. We consider ourselves players in an infinite sum game.
AI made execution free. Knowing first is the whole game now.
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