US SEC’s crypto task force urged to quantum-proof digital assets

Can the SEC Protect Bitcoin? Quantum Defense Plan Sparks Criticism

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reading a plan to keep Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other crypto safe if super-fast quantum computers show up one day. SEC Urged to Prepare for Cryptography Meltdown The 74-page Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework (PQFIF) plan was sent Sept. 3. It says today’s cryptography could break later when computers […]

SEC Briefed on Quantum Risk to Crypto Encryption Systems

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received a proposal warning that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin BTC and Ethereum ETH could be vulnerable to future quantum computing attacks.

SEC Considers Framework to Shield Bitcoin from Quantum Computing

The proposal, titled the Post-Quantum Financial Infrastructure Framework (PQFIF), was submitted to the U.S. Crypto Assets Task Force and outlines a structured path toward making digital assets quantum-resistant. The framework stresses that without immediate action, future advances in quantum computing could compromise the cryptographic foundations protecting trillions of dollars across global markets. A Critical Vulnerability in Digital Finance …

Could a Quantum Computer Break Bitcoin? The SEC has Now Taken the Threat Seriously

SEC reviews proposal to quantum-proof Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets. PQFIF urges phased migration to post-quantum cryptography with global coordination. Forecasts warn Q-Day could hit by 2028 as global quantum race accelerates. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Assets Task Force is now formally reviewing a proposal to safeguard the entire digital asset market from the growing threat of quantum computing.  T…