Adam: Bitcoin’s quantum threat is distant, but migration clock is ticking, says Adam Back Says

Researchers are advancing post-quantum protections even as current hardware remains far from breaking crypto systems What to know : Blockstream chief executive Adam Back said quantum computers do not yet pose a practical threat to Bitcoin, but argued the industry should begin preparing now. Back urged developers to give users roughly a decade to migrate their Bitcoin keys to quantum-resistant formats, framing quantum risk as a long-term challenge rather than an immediate crisis. He pointed to ongoing post-quantum cryptography research, including work by a 20-person team and experiments on Blockstream’s Liquid network, as evidence that a gradual, coordinated transition is already underway.