{"id":24782,"date":"2026-03-31T20:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/cz-says-quantum-wont-kill-crypto-calls-for-calm-post-quantum-upgrade\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T20:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:13:27","slug":"cz-says-quantum-wont-kill-crypto-calls-for-calm-post-quantum-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/cz-says-quantum-wont-kill-crypto-calls-for-calm-post-quantum-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"CZ says quantum won\u2019t kill crypto, calls for calm post\u2011quantum upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_1b195d73090311cd0ecc7587b706e9ff\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Binance founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao said crypto systems only need to upgrade to post\u2011quantum algorithms to handle quantum computers and there is \u201cno need to panic.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>He warned that upgrading decentralized networks will be messy, may trigger forks and force users to migrate to new wallets, but argued dead projects staying unpatched will \u201cclean up\u201d the market.<\/li>\n<li>CZ suggested Satoshi\u2019s unmoved Bitcoin should eventually be locked or destroyed if dormant beyond a set window to avoid quantum-era theft, insisting \u201cencryption is easier than decryption\u201d and crypto will survive the quantum era.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Binance founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao has sought to calm fears over quantum computing, arguing that cryptocurrencies mainly need to migrate to post\u2011quantum encryption rather than brace for an existential collapse. In a new post on X, Zhao wrote that crypto networks \u201conly need to upgrade to post\u2011quantum algorithms to cope with the impact of quantum computing,\u201d adding that \u201cthere is no need to panic\u201d despite louder debate about so\u2011called Q\u2011Day scenarios. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0fJUST IN: CZ ADDRESSES QUANTUM COMPUTING FEARS, SAYS CRYPTO WILL SURVIVE, &#8220;NO NEED TO PANIC.&#8221;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Cz_binance<\/a> has weighed in on quantum computing concerns, assuring the market that crypto protocols simply need to upgrade to post-quantum algorithms, but warning that the path there\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0FFbHfVmPS\">pic.twitter.com\/0FFbHfVmPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BSCN (@BSCNews) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSCNews\/status\/2038961979872727111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>His comments come as researchers warn that between 4.5 million and 5 million Bitcoin, worth hundreds of billions of dollars, sit in older address formats that could be vulnerable once quantum hardware and algorithms mature.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao acknowledged that getting from today\u2019s cryptography to post\u2011quantum standards will be complex in a decentralized environment. Upgrading node software and wallet infrastructure requires broad coordination, he noted, and \u201cthe choice of algorithms may spark debates and lead to forks,\u201d echoing long\u2011running tensions around how Bitcoin and other chains handle major protocol changes. He added that some projects which have effectively stopped development \u201cmay not undergo upgrades,\u201d but framed that as a kind of market hygiene, implying that quantum pressure \u201chelps to clean up such projects\u201d that no longer have active maintainers. In the short term, Zhao warned that new post\u2011quantum code \u201cmay introduce vulnerabilities or security issues,\u201d and that users who self\u2011custody assets will need to migrate balances to fresh, quantum\u2011safe wallets once standards are agreed.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"satoshis-coins-and-the-quantum-question\">Satoshi\u2019s coins and the quantum question<\/h1>\n<p>One of Zhao\u2019s more provocative suggestions concerned Bitcoin associated with Satoshi Nakamoto, the network\u2019s pseudonymous creator. He argued that if Satoshi\u2019s coins ever move on\u2011chain, \u201cit means he is still active,\u201d but that if they remain untouched beyond a certain timeframe, \u201cthe relevant addresses should be locked or destroyed to prevent being hacked\u201d in a future quantum era. The remark touches a sensitive nerve: analysts estimate Satoshi may control roughly 1 million BTC, and Deloitte has warned that early\u2011era addresses with exposed public keys make up a significant chunk of the 4.5 million Bitcoin at theoretical quantum risk.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao also reiterated a view popularized by figures like Julian Assange that \u201cencryption is easier than decryption,\u201d arguing that advances in computing power ultimately favor defenders because they can roll out stronger algorithms faster than attackers can break them. With national standards for post\u2011quantum cryptography already finalized in the U.S. and expected in China within three years, telecoms and banks are being pushed to map where vulnerable public\u2011key cryptography sits and migrate high\u2011value systems ahead of any practical attack. In that context, CZ\u2019s claim that cryptocurrencies \u201cwill continue to exist even after the quantum era\u201d aligns with recent research from CoinShares, which said the quantum threat to Bitcoin is \u201creal but still years away\u201d and ultimately \u201cmanageable\u201d through staged upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous crypto.news story on \u201cQ\u2011Day\u201d scenarios, experts warned that if Bitcoin fails to adopt quantum\u2011resistant signatures by roughly 2026\u20132028, price and confidence could suffer as attackers target legacy addresses. Another story highlighted how national regulators now treat post\u2011quantum cryptography as a board\u2011level issue, pushing financial firms to discover vulnerable systems, prioritize critical data and plan migrations over a decade\u2011long horizon rather than waiting for a last\u2011minute scramble. A third story on the broader quantum threat landscape argued that the real danger today is \u201charvest now, decrypt later\u201d attacks against long\u2011lived secrets, a category that includes cold\u2011stored crypto keys \u2014 a risk that makes the timing of wallet upgrades and protocol changes as critical as the algorithms chosen.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Binance founder Changpeng \u201cCZ\u201d Zhao said crypto systems only need to upgrade to post\u2011quantum algorithms to handle quantum computers and there is \u201cno need to panic.\u201d He warned that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24783,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24782\/revisions\/24783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}