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An estimated $470 billion worth of Bitcoin is exposed to quantum attacks. Alex Shevchenko 🇺🇦 explains why NEAR Protocol was designed with cryptographic upgrades in mind and how the network recently introduced the first approved post-quantum cryptography primitive. • Users can now add post-quantum cryptography (PQC) keys to their...

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Crypto's quantum arms race is accelerating fast In the past two weeks alone: TRON DAO put post-quantum signatures on testnet, NEAR Protocol shipped quantum security in its 2.13 upgrade, and the $XRP Ledger advanced a five-part post-quantum roadmap. Zcash's Tachyon upgrade targets quantum readiness too, per CoinDesk Research. The industry isn't waiting for Q-Day to arrive before hardening its cryptography.
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Join the quantum-safe web3 revolution! QAN XLINK, our cross-signer protocol that makes QANplatform quantum-safe, is in the final phase and you can test it before the public release. Apply to become a member of our closed testing group and be among the first to try the QAN XLINK desktop app. QANplatform is the only blockchain that delivers both Ethereum compatibility and a 100%-guaranteed safe migration path for the post-quantum era, ensuring your security even after "Q-Day." This quantum-safe protection is provided by QAN XLINK which uses NIST's primary-recommended PQC algorithm (ML-DSA, FIPS 204). QAN XLINK enables seamless integration of every Ethereum-compatible wallet including MetaMask and Trust Wallet with quantum-safe signature-capable keypairs. You can apply using this link:
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Join the quantum-safe web3 revolution! QAN XLINK, our cross-signer protocol that makes QANplatform quantum-safe, is in the final phase and you can test it before the public release. Apply to become a member of our closed testing group and be among the first to try the QAN XLINK desktop app. QANplatform is the only blockchain that delivers both Ethereum compatibility and a 100%-guaranteed safe migration path for the post-quantum era, ensuring your security even after "Q-Day." This quantum-safe protection is provided by QAN XLINK which uses NIST's primary-recommended PQC algorithm (ML-DSA, FIPS 204). QAN XLINK enables seamless integration of every Ethereum-compatible wallet including MetaMask and Trust Wallet with quantum-safe signature-capable keypairs. You can apply using this link:

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.Sui has a massive headstart and the most flexible architecture for the post-quantum and AI era. This conversation with Kostas Kryptos tells you exactly why, and what every other chain still has to figure out. If you hold anything onchain, watch this pod. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 6:00 What a quantum computer actually is (the 10-year-old version) 10:00 Quantum will be used for trading before it ever breaks Bitcoin? 13:00 Post-quantum algorithms (solved) vs hardware (decades out) 17:00 "If you think quantum breaks crypto by 2030, you can make free money" 19:00 Everyone missed this: AI is now researching quantum alongside humans 25:00 The post-quantum-algorithm debate: Falcon, Dilithium, Sphincs and why each chain picks differently 27:00 Why Bitcoin will ONLY adopt hash-based post-quantum algorithms 31:00 This is why Sui's architecture wins: 128KB transactions, native multi-sig, flexible authenticator 36:00 How Sui can natively support any signature scheme 40:00 The Sui-only algorithm: protect existing EdDSA addresses without moving a coin 44:00 Design philosophy: what Sui kept from Libra, and what it threw out 47:00 Why Sui can keep gas low even with post-quantum signatures 49:00 How Kostas first started working on this in 2016 at R3 Corda 51:00 Attending tech conference one day after his son was born: meeting Sam Blackshear , joining Libra 55:00 The bigger near-term threat: AI-aided attacks, not quantum 58:00 Why Mysten Labs is now sharing its security tooling with the community 1:02:00 Sui's $100K post-quantum bounty: break it, keep it

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13,761 views • 2 months ago

Is Quantum FUD BS? with James O'Beirne | SLP721 jamesob, Bitcoin developer joins me to discuss quantum hype vs reality, developer trade-offs, protocol upgrade challenges, and what it means for self-custody, UX, and Bitcoin’s long-term adoption. (00:00) - Intro (00:46) - What is the deal with quantum computing and Bitcoin? (05:05) - Advancing progress in quantum computing (09:43) - Is the quantum threat to Bitcoin around the corner? (11:57) - Quantum resistant schemes developed by Bitcoiners (15:45) - NIST and diverse views on Post-quantum cryptography (22:31) - The future of Bitcoin in a Post-quantum world (29:45) - 'Matt Corallo (Matt Corallo 🟠) Quantum Plan' (34:08) - A modest version of the Big Blocker view (38:41) - Covenants and Scaling Bitcoin (43:35) - Comparing OP_TEMPLATEHASH & OP_CTV (48:01) - The ‘Slow and Steady’ approach to Bitcoin development (55:19) - What’s the next adoption pathway for Bitcoin? (1:04:04) - AssumeUTXO, Utreexo & Floresta (1:07:20) - Why are so few people running Bitcoin nodes? (1:14:52) - Closing thoughts
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Is Quantum FUD BS? with James O'Beirne | SLP721 jamesob, Bitcoin developer joins me to discuss quantum hype vs reality, developer trade-offs, protocol upgrade challenges, and what it means for self-custody, UX, and Bitcoin’s long-term adoption. (00:00) - Intro (00:46) - What is the deal with quantum computing and Bitcoin? (05:05) - Advancing progress in quantum computing (09:43) - Is the quantum threat to Bitcoin around the corner? (11:57) - Quantum resistant schemes developed by Bitcoiners (15:45) - NIST and diverse views on Post-quantum cryptography (22:31) - The future of Bitcoin in a Post-quantum world (29:45) - 'Matt Corallo (Matt Corallo 🟠) Quantum Plan' (34:08) - A modest version of the Big Blocker view (38:41) - Covenants and Scaling Bitcoin (43:35) - Comparing OP_TEMPLATEHASH & OP_CTV (48:01) - The ‘Slow and Steady’ approach to Bitcoin development (55:19) - What’s the next adoption pathway for Bitcoin? (1:04:04) - AssumeUTXO, Utreexo & Floresta (1:07:20) - Why are so few people running Bitcoin nodes? (1:14:52) - Closing thoughts

Stephan Livera

17,889 views • 5 months ago

Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake, who co-authored Google's recent quantum paper: "I've stopped thinking about post-quantum as a hurdle that we have to overcome, and I think of it more as an opportunity. It's an opportunity for Ethereum to stand out as the very first global financial system that is post-quantum secure — not just relative to its competitors, but also relative to fiat and tradfi." Justin also believes quantum presents an opportunity for Ethereum to become the best version of itself: “The move to post-quantum is essentially a rewrite, and that’s a massive opportunity to start with a clean slate and wipe our technical debt.” The rewrite bundles post-quantum security with a new ZK virtual machine (LeanVM) that can snarkify the entire consensus layer in real time. The result is that the Ethereum L1 can scale to 10,000 TPS at 1 gigagas/second — while simultaneously becoming quantum-secure. Source: Bankless (Mar 2026)
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Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake, who co-authored Google's recent quantum paper: "I've stopped thinking about post-quantum as a hurdle that we have to overcome, and I think of it more as an opportunity. It's an opportunity for Ethereum to stand out as the very first global financial system that is post-quantum secure — not just relative to its competitors, but also relative to fiat and tradfi." Justin also believes quantum presents an opportunity for Ethereum to become the best version of itself: “The move to post-quantum is essentially a rewrite, and that’s a massive opportunity to start with a clean slate and wipe our technical debt.” The rewrite bundles post-quantum security with a new ZK virtual machine (LeanVM) that can snarkify the entire consensus layer in real time. The result is that the Ethereum L1 can scale to 10,000 TPS at 1 gigagas/second — while simultaneously becoming quantum-secure. Source: Bankless (Mar 2026)

Etherealize

185,919 views • 3 months ago

NEAR is about to let its blockchain add capacity on its own NEAR Protocol's v2.13 upgrade lands this month, introducing dynamic resharding that auto-splits shards as demand grows, with no validator votes or manual coordination. It also adds post-quantum-safe signing. The pitch: become the settlement layer for autonomous AI agents. NEAR Intents has processed ~$20B in volume, with fees auto-buying $NEAR on the open market. Bitwise's NEAR Staking ETP is seeing steady inflows.
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NEAR is about to let its blockchain add capacity on its own NEAR Protocol's v2.13 upgrade lands this month, introducing dynamic resharding that auto-splits shards as demand grows, with no validator votes or manual coordination. It also adds post-quantum-safe signing. The pitch: become the settlement layer for autonomous AI agents. NEAR Intents has processed ~$20B in volume, with fees auto-buying $NEAR on the open market. Bitwise's NEAR Staking ETP is seeing steady inflows.

BSCN

17,026 views • 1 month ago

LIVE NOW - Ethereum’s Quantum Plan Before Q-Day Quantum is no longer a distant thought experiment. Justin Drake joins Bankless to unpack: - when Q-Day could actually arriv,e - why Bitcoin and Ethereum face very different quantum risks, - what Ethereum’s post-quantum roadmap looks like, - why this upgrade could be bigger than the Merge, - and how quantum could become Ethereum’s chance to lead. --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 When is Q-Day? 5:35 The moment quantum becomes crypto-relevant 10:11 How many qubits does it take to break crypto? 16:22 What a real Bitcoin quantum attack would look like 20:19 How much Bitcoin is actually vulnerable? 26:26 Burn, freeze, or salvage? Bitcoin’s impossible choice 35:06 Proof of seed phrase and Bitcoin’s post-quantum bottleneck 41:02 Ethereum’s exposure: smaller, but not zero 45:43 Ethereum’s tougher roadmap: three layers, three upgrades 50:29 The execution-layer plan: replace ECDSA without killing throughput 57:56 Post-quantum, post-AI cryptography 1:03:36 BLS, KZG, LeanVM, and the rest of the stack 1:06:42 Is this bigger than the Merge? 1:17:21 If Bitcoin stumbles, does all crypto stumble too? 1:19:35 “Quantum is not a challenge—it’s an opportunity” 1:21:27 AI, quantum, crypto and the 2032 convergence 1:28:04 Harvest now, decrypt later 1:30:09 Defensive accelerationism and Ethereum’s role 1:39:10 Stoicism, P-doom, and why he keeps building
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LIVE NOW - Ethereum’s Quantum Plan Before Q-Day Quantum is no longer a distant thought experiment. Justin Drake joins Bankless to unpack: - when Q-Day could actually arriv,e - why Bitcoin and Ethereum face very different quantum risks, - what Ethereum’s post-quantum roadmap looks like, - why this upgrade could be bigger than the Merge, - and how quantum could become Ethereum’s chance to lead. --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 When is Q-Day? 5:35 The moment quantum becomes crypto-relevant 10:11 How many qubits does it take to break crypto? 16:22 What a real Bitcoin quantum attack would look like 20:19 How much Bitcoin is actually vulnerable? 26:26 Burn, freeze, or salvage? Bitcoin’s impossible choice 35:06 Proof of seed phrase and Bitcoin’s post-quantum bottleneck 41:02 Ethereum’s exposure: smaller, but not zero 45:43 Ethereum’s tougher roadmap: three layers, three upgrades 50:29 The execution-layer plan: replace ECDSA without killing throughput 57:56 Post-quantum, post-AI cryptography 1:03:36 BLS, KZG, LeanVM, and the rest of the stack 1:06:42 Is this bigger than the Merge? 1:17:21 If Bitcoin stumbles, does all crypto stumble too? 1:19:35 “Quantum is not a challenge—it’s an opportunity” 1:21:27 AI, quantum, crypto and the 2032 convergence 1:28:04 Harvest now, decrypt later 1:30:09 Defensive accelerationism and Ethereum’s role 1:39:10 Stoicism, P-doom, and why he keeps building

Bankless

50,065 views • 4 months ago

📣 Dmitry Saksonov: A Message to the Community You've been waiting for this. We've been waiting for this. And today is the day we start showing our hand. 🎬 In this video, Dmitry Saksonov — the founder of our ecosystem — speaks openly for the first time about the journey from 2023 to 2026. About those who believed first. About every single person who became the foundation of what we're building 🙏 ▶ Watch this video. Listen to his words. This isn't just a progress report. It's an honest conversation about why we are destined to succeed. 🌍 But what's next? The world is changing right now. 🇺🇸 The US administration is investing $2 billion into quantum technologies — the largest government investment in the sector to date. 🧠 Quantum is the next frontier after AI. And those who aren't ready for the quantum era will be left behind. ⚠ Neither Bitcoin nor Ethereum are prepared for this. Their cryptography is vulnerable. ⚡ ATOM Quantum ($ATQM) — this is what comes next ⚡ A quantum-resistant reserve asset for the AI era. A financial operating system for the post-quantum age, built on Super-Quantum Ruliadic Oracle technology. 🏔 It's the apex of everything we've built — the layer that unites JGGL, ATLA, IMBA, and TEKI into one unbreakable system. ⚙ The MVP is in its final stages. Our engineers are working 16-hour days 👨‍💻 ✅ Post-quantum signatures ✅ Fast blocks ✅ EVM compatibility All of this is already being tested. 🔐 How to become part of ATOM Quantum? ATOM Quantum can't simply be bought. 🚫 It's not available to those who haven't walked this path with us 🗓 Tomorrow we're launching Atom Quantum Packs. Atom Quantum Packs are your exclusive access to $ATQM. But to unlock the ability to purchase them, you must prove your commitment to the ecosystem 👇 You must hold all four of our core assets: 🪙 JGGL 🔷 ATLA 🎵 IMBA 🎬 TEKI (any amount) 🧩 Only those who've collected all four elements will receive the key to Atom Quantum Packs. 👁 Watch the video. Understand the scale of what we're building. And get ready🚀
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📣 Dmitry Saksonov: A Message to the Community You've been waiting for this. We've been waiting for this. And today is the day we start showing our hand. 🎬 In this video, Dmitry Saksonov — the founder of our ecosystem — speaks openly for the first time about the journey from 2023 to 2026. About those who believed first. About every single person who became the foundation of what we're building 🙏 ▶ Watch this video. Listen to his words. This isn't just a progress report. It's an honest conversation about why we are destined to succeed. 🌍 But what's next? The world is changing right now. 🇺🇸 The US administration is investing $2 billion into quantum technologies — the largest government investment in the sector to date. 🧠 Quantum is the next frontier after AI. And those who aren't ready for the quantum era will be left behind. ⚠ Neither Bitcoin nor Ethereum are prepared for this. Their cryptography is vulnerable. ⚡ ATOM Quantum ($ATQM) — this is what comes next ⚡ A quantum-resistant reserve asset for the AI era. A financial operating system for the post-quantum age, built on Super-Quantum Ruliadic Oracle technology. 🏔 It's the apex of everything we've built — the layer that unites JGGL, ATLA, IMBA, and TEKI into one unbreakable system. ⚙ The MVP is in its final stages. Our engineers are working 16-hour days 👨‍💻 ✅ Post-quantum signatures ✅ Fast blocks ✅ EVM compatibility All of this is already being tested. 🔐 How to become part of ATOM Quantum? ATOM Quantum can't simply be bought. 🚫 It's not available to those who haven't walked this path with us 🗓 Tomorrow we're launching Atom Quantum Packs. Atom Quantum Packs are your exclusive access to $ATQM. But to unlock the ability to purchase them, you must prove your commitment to the ecosystem 👇 You must hold all four of our core assets: 🪙 JGGL 🔷 ATLA 🎵 IMBA 🎬 TEKI (any amount) 🧩 Only those who've collected all four elements will receive the key to Atom Quantum Packs. 👁 Watch the video. Understand the scale of what we're building. And get ready🚀

Atleta Network

26,546 views • 2 months ago

First Principles Ep. 6 with Ron Rivest Long before the internet became a place to bank, transact, or build blockchains, Turing Award winner Ron Rivest helped solve a foundational problem: how can strangers communicate securely without first meeting to exchange a secret? Rivest tells the story of inventing RSA with Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman, why digital signatures fascinated him even more than encryption, and how cryptographic hashes, government pressure, patents, and standards shaped the security infrastructure we rely on today. Rivest shares his unusually candid views on quantum computing, post-quantum security, and more. Hosted by Tim Roughgarden with Dan Boneh. 00:00 Intro: the two problems that could break modern cryptography 01:10 Why Ron Rivest’s work underpins the internet and blockchains 08:10 Before public-key cryptography, there was no theory of security 11:05 The open problem that led to RSA 13:55 The night Ron Rivest discovered the core idea behind RSA 17:55 Why digital signatures were the real breakthrough 19:14 The RSA challenge — and a prediction that was off by quadrillions of years 28:33 How government pressure shaped cryptographic standards 30:36 Designing the hash functions that made digital signatures practical 33:26 The Fiat–Shamir transformation, explained 38:04 Building a cryptography company before the web existed 42:31 Will quantum computers ever become powerful enough to break RSA? 48:02 The cryptography securing the internet, elections, and everyday life 50:11 What surprised Dan: Quantum giveth and quantum taketh away
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First Principles Ep. 6 with Ron Rivest Long before the internet became a place to bank, transact, or build blockchains, Turing Award winner Ron Rivest helped solve a foundational problem: how can strangers communicate securely without first meeting to exchange a secret? Rivest tells the story of inventing RSA with Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman, why digital signatures fascinated him even more than encryption, and how cryptographic hashes, government pressure, patents, and standards shaped the security infrastructure we rely on today. Rivest shares his unusually candid views on quantum computing, post-quantum security, and more. Hosted by Tim Roughgarden with Dan Boneh. 00:00 Intro: the two problems that could break modern cryptography 01:10 Why Ron Rivest’s work underpins the internet and blockchains 08:10 Before public-key cryptography, there was no theory of security 11:05 The open problem that led to RSA 13:55 The night Ron Rivest discovered the core idea behind RSA 17:55 Why digital signatures were the real breakthrough 19:14 The RSA challenge — and a prediction that was off by quadrillions of years 28:33 How government pressure shaped cryptographic standards 30:36 Designing the hash functions that made digital signatures practical 33:26 The Fiat–Shamir transformation, explained 38:04 Building a cryptography company before the web existed 42:31 Will quantum computers ever become powerful enough to break RSA? 48:02 The cryptography securing the internet, elections, and everyday life 50:11 What surprised Dan: Quantum giveth and quantum taketh away

a16z crypto

62,339 views • 11 days ago

🎙️ The latest episode of Quantum Matters is live! This week, we explore how quantum computing is being integrated with blockchain, and what it could mean for the future of both technologies. Listen or watch here: Host Murray Thom sits down with Dr. Richard Carback and Colton Dillion, co-founders of Postquant Labs, to discuss their work developing the Quip Network, a quantum-classical blockchain network, which is now publicly available in testnet with over 18,500 users and 1,600 nodes. Learn how the testnet uses D-Wave’s Advantage2™ annealing quantum computers to tackle complex optimization problems and explore quantum computing’s potential to make blockchain more energy efficient. Early results are impressive, with the Advantage2 system outperforming classical approaches and winning the majority of blocks. #QuantumComputing #QuantumMatters #blockchain
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🎙️ The latest episode of Quantum Matters is live! This week, we explore how quantum computing is being integrated with blockchain, and what it could mean for the future of both technologies. Listen or watch here: Host Murray Thom sits down with Dr. Richard Carback and Colton Dillion, co-founders of Postquant Labs, to discuss their work developing the Quip Network, a quantum-classical blockchain network, which is now publicly available in testnet with over 18,500 users and 1,600 nodes. Learn how the testnet uses D-Wave’s Advantage2™ annealing quantum computers to tackle complex optimization problems and explore quantum computing’s potential to make blockchain more energy efficient. Early results are impressive, with the Advantage2 system outperforming classical approaches and winning the majority of blocks. #QuantumComputing #QuantumMatters #blockchain

D-Wave

30,575 views • 1 month ago