{"id":587535,"date":"2026-04-22T05:52:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/coinbase-highlights-algorand-aptos-work-to-mitigate-quantum-threat\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T05:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:52:44","slug":"coinbase-highlights-algorand-aptos-work-to-mitigate-quantum-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/coinbase-highlights-algorand-aptos-work-to-mitigate-quantum-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase highlights Algorand, Aptos&#8217; work to mitigate quantum threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDQvMDE5ZGIyNjAtMDk0Yy03OTIxLTg4NmQtMzQwNzYzYmQ2M2U4LmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Coinbase highlights Algorand, Aptos' work to mitigate quantum threat\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coinbase\u2019s quantum advisory board says quantum computing isn\u2019t yet a threat, but has urged for upgrade work to begin, with some blockchains being less prepared than others.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase\u2019s quantum researchers have highlighted Algorand and Aptos\u2019 work to prepare their networks for potential threats from quantum computing in a report on Tuesday, as they warned that other proof-of-stake chains may be more vulnerable to attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase\u2019s Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain released a <a title=\"https:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/sygt3q11s4a9\/6EjYavuGdtJDYCqaJrASj9\/9f464a8bf26f44bd6c85710fe7e4a29f\/Quantum_Computing_and_Blockchain_v10.3_15April2026.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.ctfassets.net\/sygt3q11s4a9\/6EjYavuGdtJDYCqaJrASj9\/9f464a8bf26f44bd6c85710fe7e4a29f\/Quantum_Computing_and_Blockchain_v10.3_15April2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">paper<\/a> outlining the threat that quantum computers pose to blockchains and suggested ways to prepare networks for the technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA sufficiently powerful quantum computer could one day break the cryptography that secures digital assets across major blockchains,\u201d Coinbase <a title=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/en-gb\/blog\/coinbase-quantum-advisory-council-publishes-position-paper-on-quantum-computing-and-blockchain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coinbase.com\/en-gb\/blog\/coinbase-quantum-advisory-council-publishes-position-paper-on-quantum-computing-and-blockchain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe board has high confidence this type of machine will eventually be built.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/coinbase-says-algorand-aptos-better-prepped-for-quantum-threat\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coinbase\u2019s quantum advisory board says quantum computing isn\u2019t yet a threat, but has urged for upgrade work to begin, with some blockchains being less prepared than others. Coinbase\u2019s quantum researchers have highlighted Algorand and Aptos\u2019 work to prepare their networks for potential threats from quantum computing in a report on Tuesday, as they warned that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":587536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-587535","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}