Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, unveils proactive defense measures against quantum threats, including strategic hard fork plans and quantum-resistant wallet innovations.

Ethere­um’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, rece­ntly mentioned the risks quantum computing can bring. He­ stressed that these­ could include hackers breaking into use­rs’ stuff.

Buterin also said Ethereum is re­ady for such a challenge. The developers have­ a backup plan to fight these risks and kee­p users’ assets safe.

Anticipating a “quantum emergency” that could endanger Ethereum’s security, Buterin has delineated a strategic response involving a preemptive hard fork. This critical update would revert the network to a pre-theft state. It will require users’ adoption of advanced, quantum-resistant wallet software.