Solana Founder Warns: 50/50 Chance of Quantum Breakthrough by 2030 — Bitcoin Must Shift to Quantum-Resistant Security
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko predicts there's about a 50% chance of a major breakthrough in quantum computing by 2030, which could threaten Bitcoin’s current cryptography.
He urges the Bitcoin community to migrate to quantum-resistant signature schemes to guard against potential future attacks.
Bitcoin currently uses the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), which is secure against classical computers but could, in theory, be vulnerable to quantum computers.
Some in the Bitcoin community believe the threat is more distant (10-20 years out), while others like Yakovenko argue for urgency.