‘Bunker mode’ is a far greater challenge for institutions than individual crypto holders
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Key takeaways
- Institutions face unique challenges in transitioning to post-quantum cryptography.
- Experts warn that AI is accelerating the development of quantum hardware and software.
- Custody platforms are developing decoupled architectures to help manage protocol changes.
Such a transition could prove an impediment to institutional adoption of cryptocurrency, Alex Pruden, Project Eleven’s co-founder and CEO, told CoinDesk via LinkedIn.
“Institutions are already preparing the post-quantum transition outside of blockchains,” he added.
Accelerating quantum risks
Christopher Smith, Quantus’ co-founder and CEO believes AI is “accelerating everything, including both quantum hardware and quantum software.”
“The tail risk of a surprise quantum attack needs to be factored into all portfolio decisions. It is a matter of fiduciary responsibility,” he told CoinDesk
Smith’s and Pruden’s concern comes as developers work on plans to protect bitcoin and ether from a future computer capable of breaking today’s public key cryptography. Researchers and companies are increasingly treating the next few years as a window to prepare migration paths, rather than wait for a quantum attack.
Custody platform adaptations
Project Eleven's custody platform Strongpoint is designed to separate the institutional control layer from the signature scheme used by an underlying blockchain. In plain terms, a custodian could keep its approval process, hardware-based key storage and audit trail intact even if the chain adopts different cryptography.
“Strongpoint isn’t a replacement for protocol-level adoption of post-quantum cryptography,” Pruden said. “But the decoupled architecture allows us to support protocols in an agile manner.”
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