Coinbase CEO: Will Personally Tackle Bitcoin Post-Quantum Security

BlockBeats News, April 2nd, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on social media saying, "I'm going to personally spend time on Bitcoin's post-quantum security, looks like we all need to address it sooner rather than later."

Previously, Coinbase Chief Security Officer Philip Martin posted that Google and Caltech's recent quantum computing paper was a significant signal for the entire industry. While the timeline is still in debate, now is the time to take action.

Coinbase has audited and upgraded internal infrastructure, researched post-quantum cryptography, and established a quantum advisory board. Bitcoin needs to make rapid progress in this area, so Coinbase is playing the role of rallying the troops, bringing the right people (Bitcoin Core developers and the broader community) together so they can start addressing this issue.