Algorand Wants to Be Quantum-Proof by 2027, Three Years Before the NSA

Source: International Business Times

Quantum Computer IBTimes US Somewhere before 2030, a quantum computer powerful enough to crack the cryptography behind every major blockchain may switch on. Caltech researchers think a capable machine could arrive before the decade is out, and a Glassnode analysis found nearly 10% of all Bitcoin sits in addresses with public keys already exposed on-chain, making the day a quantum computer goes live an instant heist. Algorand just decided it doesn't want to be standing there when it happens.