🚨 ETHEREUM UNDER THREAT: Quantum Computing Could Break $ETH by 2028!
Vitalik just issued one of his rare warnings — and it’s a big one. He believes there’s roughly a 20% chance a real quantum threat emerges before 2030, and he wants Ethereum preparing now, not when it’s too late.
The danger is simple: quantum computers don’t need to break Ethereum itself…
They only need to break ECDSA, the signature system behind every normal wallet (EOA).
Once your public key appears on-chain, a future quantum machine could reverse it and drain your funds instantly.
That’s why he thinks the risk window might open sooner than people assume — possibly late 2020s, maybe even around 2028. Not guaranteed… but no longer science fiction.
Vitalik’s emergency fallback plan is intense but logical:
• Roll Ethereum back to the last safe block
• Freeze vulnerable ECDSA wallets to stop mass theft
• Migrate everyone into quantum-resistant smart contract wallets using ZK tech
• Batch these moves to avoid insane gas fees
But he’s clear — this is a last-resort contingency, not Plan A.
The real path forward is building quantum-safe Ethereum today:
• Smart contract wallets by default
• NIST-approved post-quantum signatures
• A crypto-agile infrastructure that can upgrade fast
Experts disagree on timing — some say 10–20 years, others warn it could be as early as the late 2020s if progress accelerates. Vitalik isn’t calling for panic. His message is:
Upgrading a global blockchain takes years… so waiting is the real danger.
Ethereum doesn’t need fear — it needs preparation.
And Vitalik is signaling that the clock just sped up.
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