According to Solana’s co -founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Bitcoin’s security may need to be upgraded sooner than many people expect.
Yakovenko spoke in the All-in Summit 2025 and warned that there would be an approximately 50/50 chance of major quantum computing innovation in the next five years, and urged the Bitcoin community to start a transition to anti-quantum signature.
Short timeline
According to the report, Yakovenko argued that the development of quantum hardware, which helped with AI’s rapid progress, could reach the point where the current encryption used by Bitcoin became vulnerable by about 2030.
He recommended to migrate with an algorithm designed to resist quantum attacks in ECDSA, the existing signature system of Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin uses a signature that can be targeted
Bitcoin Transactions prove ownership by relying on ECDSA.
Based on the technical warnings of many researchers, enough quantum computers to run powerful quantum computers like SHOR ‘S can theoretically break this signature and expose a private key linked to the address that reveals the public key.
That is the vulnerability emphasized by Yakovenko.
Experts provide mixed timelines
Another voice of encryption has dropped the timeline further. According to the report, Blockstream’s Adam Back seems to have taken decades of quantum machines that can threaten Bitcoin. He quoted a person nearly 20 years.
While some figures, such as Samson MOW, propose longer windows, new commentators warn that the risks can be much faster when breakthrough development accelerates.
The division of the field of view reflects the practical uncertainty of the period, which is important to the blockchain.
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What does the crystal actually mean what really mean?
It is possible to move Bitcoin to a quantum resistance signature, but not a small task. Based on the industry’s analysis, these changes may require a careful rollout plan to avoid breaking existing addresses or exposing users during major protocol changes, widespread wallets updates and transitions.
Some proposals include a one -time migration tool and a new address type, but there is no simple flip of the switch.
Action and emergency
Based on the report, Yakovenko’s main point was emergency. Later, I started testing and building the migration path.
He focused on Bitcoin’s strengths, but emphasized that if he arrived faster than many people, he would protect users and preserve trust.
The industry coverage has already shifted his remarks by urging new discussions in the developer forum and research group.
What happens next time
Currently, Bitcoin developers and node operators can prepare some possible future between steadily and careful research and faster and more adjusted engineering.
Yakovenko’s estimates (50/50 opportunities in five years) were far from agreements, but they were able to re -view the debate again.
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