Quantum
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin warned that at current rates of quantum progress, elliptic curve cryptography could be broken in under three years and urged an accelerated move to quantum-resistant signatures. The warning spotlights coordination and technical challenges for wallets, exchanges and protocol developers.
IBM says processor and software advances will speed its path to fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029, a development that renews questions about long-term cryptographic risks to Bitcoin (BTC).
On-chain analyst Willy Woo sparked a debate on X after publishing a “DUMMIES GUIDE TO BEING QUANTUM SAFE,” urging BTC holders to move funds off Taproot (bc1p) into SegWit (bc1q) or legacy P2PKH/P2SH and to avoid spending until post-quantum measures arrive. The advice has split experts on urgency and practicality.
Willy Woo has outlined a plain-language approach to mitigating a potential quantum-computing threat to Bitcoin, reigniting debate after critics like Michael Saylor called the risk exaggerated. The discussion pits practical migration steps and post-quantum proposals against claims that the threat is largely speculative or marketing-driven.
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