Solana Co-Founder Says '50/50' Chance Quantum Computing Breaks Bitcoin By 2030, Calls For Quick Action
From finance.yahoo.com
The quantum computing threat to Bitcoin may be more urgent than some think, according to Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko. "I feel like 50/50, within five years, there is a quantum breakthrough," Yakovenko said at the All-In Summit 2025 earlier this month. "We should migrate Bitcoin to a quantum-resistant signature scheme." The debate over quantum computing’s potential threat to Bitcoin has intensified recently, spurred by advances such as Google’s Willow. The fear is that quantum computers will soon be able to run Shor's algorithm, which is widely believed to have the potential to break encryption systems, ...
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