{"id":93514,"date":"2026-01-24T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93514"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:05:22","slug":"ethereum-foundation-establishes-post-quantum-security-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-foundation-establishes-post-quantum-security-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Foundation Establishes Post-Quantum Security Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ethereum Foundation has declared post-quantum security (PQ) as a key strategic priority and has assembled a dedicated team of developers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today marks an inflection in the Ethereum Foundation&#8217;s long-term quantum strategy.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve formed a new Post Quantum (PQ) team, led by the brilliant Thomas Coratger (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tcoratger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tcoratger<\/a>). Joining him is Emile, one of the world-class talents behind leanVM. leanVM is the cryptographic\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Drake (@drakefjustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drakefjustin\/status\/2014791629408784816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The group will be led by cryptographic engineer Thomas Coratger from the <span data-descr=\"Ethereum Foundation\" class=\"old_tooltip\">EF<\/span>, supported by a specialist from the leanVM team known as Emile, as reported by researcher Justin Drake.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOur journey began in 2019 with the Eth3.0 Quantum Security presentation at StarkWare Sessions. Since 2024, PQ has been central to the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2025\/07\/31\/lean-ethereum\">leanEthereum<\/a> concept. The pace of engineering breakthroughs in PQ has been phenomenal since then. But now it&#8217;s 2026, and timelines are accelerating,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Drake described leanVM as the \u201ccornerstone\u201d of Ethereum&#8217;s post-quantum cryptography strategy. The virtual machine is optimized for using <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-zero-knowledge-proof\">zero-knowledge proofs<\/a> and quantum-resistant hash-based signatures.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transition Accelerates<\/h2>\n<p>In November 2025, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-foundation-unveils-solution-to-unite-all-l2-networks\">warned<\/a> that the cryptocurrency&#8217;s underlying elliptic cryptography could become vulnerable by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>According to Drake, the blockchain project&#8217;s task is to transition to quantum-resistant technologies soon without downtime or loss of funds. He outlined several steps planned or already implemented in this direction:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The consensus client teams Lighthouse and Grandine have already implemented post-quantum developer networks. A similar solution is expected soon from Prysm;<\/li>\n<li>EF is launching a $1 million prize to enhance the reliability of hash functions. An equivalent amount is allocated for another PQ initiative called the Proximity Prize;<\/li>\n<li>Next month, weekly developer sessions dedicated to PQ will begin under the leadership of Antonio Sanso. The sessions will focus on user-oriented security, including account abstraction and signature aggregation using leanVM.<\/li>\n<li>In October, EF will hold a three-day thematic workshop in Cambridge, and at the end of March, a separate session before the <span data-descr=\"Ethereum Community Conference &#038; Workshops\" class=\"old_tooltip\">EthCC<\/span> conference in Cannes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And What About Bitcoin?<\/h2>\n<p>The community of the first cryptocurrency acknowledges the quantum risk to the blockchain. However, timelines vary significantly.<\/p>\n<p>Renowned cypherpunk and Blockstream CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/who-is-adam-back-and-how-is-he-linked-to-bitcoins-creation\">Adam Back<\/a> is confident that the risk of hacking <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/adam-back-dismisses-quantum-threat-to-bitcoin-as-overstated\">will not become real<\/a> for another 20-40 years. Some experts, like analyst Willy Woo and the Quantum Doomsday Clock project team, are less optimistic. They <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/willy-woo-suggests-segwit-as-a-shield-against-bitcoins-quantum-risk\">consider<\/a> the range of 2028-2030.<\/p>\n<p>Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter has even <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/experts-assess-quantum-computings-impact-on-bitcoin\">criticized<\/a> Bitcoin developers for ignoring the threat of quantum computing. In his view, the risk is already negatively affecting the dynamics of digital gold&#8217;s prices. This assertion was <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/james-check-dismisses-quantum-threat-as-factor-in-bitcoins-price-decline\">disagreed with<\/a> by Checkonchain founder and lead analyst James Check.<\/p>\n<p>According to Back, developers are <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/adam-back-dismisses-claims-of-bitcoin-developers-ignoring-quantum-threat\">conducting<\/a> relevant research. However, Check <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/quantum-computers-pose-a-consensus-challenge-to-bitcoin-says-expert\">believes<\/a> that the main problem will not be creating but implementing a protection mechanism\u2014the Bitcoin community is extremely slow to reach consensus on protocol changes.<\/p>\n<p>Naoris Protocol&#8217;s Chief Commercial Officer Youssef El Maddarsi, in a column for <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-20-quantum-threat\">Cointelegraph<\/a>, reminded that even a \u201cminor\u201d update like <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-taproot\">Taproot<\/a> required lengthy discussions and agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Another significant issue he highlighted is the potential transition to quantum-resistant technologies, which will require a fundamental upgrade of signature mechanisms in the protocol. Researchers from the University of Kent estimate such a major upgrade would result in 75-300 days of downtime. For a global financial asset with a market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion, this seems unacceptable, Maddarsi emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hoskinson-quantum-attack-protection-could-decelerate-blockchains-tenfold\">Charles Hoskinson<\/a>, the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-cardano-ada\">Cardano<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hoskinson-quantum-attack-protection-could-decelerate-blockchains-tenfold\">pointed out<\/a> the risk of blockchain performance dropping significantly during migration to quantum-resistant solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ethereum Foundation has declared post-quantum security (PQ) as a key strategic priority and has assembled a dedicated team of developers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Ethereum Foundation prioritizes post-quantum security, forms dedicated team.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1360],"class_list":["post-93514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-quantum-computing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"368","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Ethereum Foundation prioritizes post-quantum security, forms dedicated team.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93516,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93514\/revisions\/93516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}