Buterin has outlined a phased roadmap to replace four vulnerable components of Ethereum's cryptographic architecture.

Vitalik Buterin outlines a roadmap to protect Ethereum from future quantum computing risks with validator and wallet upgrades ...

This move comes shortly after the Ethereum Foundation established a dedicated post-quantum research team to study the issue.

Vitalik has proposed a four-year plan under which Ethereum will achieve quantum resistance via new hash-based signatures.

The roadmap targets faster finality, native privacy, quantum-resistant cryptography, and gigagas throughput across planned upgrades.

Stateful hash-based signature (HBS) schemes provide quantum-resistant digital signing for software and firmware. Standardized by NIST in SP 800-208, LMS/HSS and XMSS use one-time keys to ensure strong ...