'It Can Take Years': Coinbase Presses for Bitcoin Quantum Migration to Start Now
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Coinbase warns that Bitcoin’s shift to quantum‑resistant cryptography cannot wait for a future “Q‑Day” and must start immediately, detailing that the migration will consume block space, require new custody solutions and affect dormant coins; the exchange’s technical post stresses urgent protocol upgrades, implying that delayed action could jeopardize network security and market confidence.
In a detailed technical post, the exchange argued Bitcoin’s multi-year migration to quantum-resistant cryptography must begin before any “Q-Day,” laying out requirements spanning block space, custody and dormant coins.