Vitalik said quantum computers could crack Bitcoin’s keys by 2028.
Some called it FUD but the threat is real.
These projects are already building solutions :
→ $ZEC ( @Zcash )
→ $STRK ( @Starknet )
→ $CKB ( @NervosNetwork )
→ $QRL ( @QRLedger )
→ $ABEL ( @PQabelian )
They’re not scrambling for emergency hard forks and they already shipped hash-based signatures, lattice crypto, or flexible VMs that let them swap algos like changing a tire.
Zcash has shielded pools that stay hidden even if curves collapse.
Starknet’s STARKs were quantum-safe out the gate.
Nervos can plug in NIST post-quantum sigs tomorrow.
QRL never used vulnerable curves at all.
Abelian went full lattice-based from genesis.
Point is that the quantum cliff isn’t sci-fi anymore. Most of the market is still predicted it to happen by 2035 but 2028 claims make it even more important.
There are chains live right now that won’t even blink when the first cryptographically relevant quantum machine spins up.
To be honest, these projects aren’t “early.”
Everyone else is late.
Choose infrastructure that survives the jump.
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