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Solana's official article on the potential impact of quantum computing on blockchain reiterates that the quantum threat is still years away, but the Solana ecosystem has already conducted thorough research and technical preparations in advance.The independent verification client development teams Anza and Firedancer (which together represent a large portion of the network's staking share) have unanimously concluded after independent research that a compact signature scheme suitable for high-throughput blockchains is needed, and they have jointly selected the Falcon scheme. Both parties have published their initial implementation code on GitHub.In addition, the Solana Winternitz Vault developed by Blueshift has been operational in the ecosystem for over two years, providing a direct quantum-resistant path. Earlier this year, Google Quantum AI listed this Vault as a leading example of forward-looking post-quantum work in its white paper.Solana's current quantum roadmap includes ongoing quantum research and evaluation of Falcon and alternative solutions; adopting post-quantum solutions for new wallets when quantum becomes a credible threat; and migrating existing wallets to the selected solution. The official statement indicates that the migration work is manageable and can be completed quickly when the time comes, with network performance expected to remain largely unaffected.

Project Eleven today awarded the Q-Day prize to researcher Giancarlo Lelli, who successfully derived a 15-digit elliptic curve private key from a public key using publicly accessible quantum hardware, marking the largest scale demonstration of its kind to date, a 512-fold increase from the 6-digit demonstration in September 2025.Lelli used a variant of Shor's algorithm for the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem, which is the mathematical foundation of the Bitcoin signature scheme, with the awarded hardware featuring approximately 70 qubits. Currently, no known quantum computer can crack real Bitcoin wallets, and the security of Bitcoin's 256-bit elliptic curve remains far beyond current quantum capabilities. Notably, Google lowered its resource estimates for ECDLP-256 on March 31 and set a target for the migration to quantum cryptography after 2029, followed by Cloudflare, and the UK's NCSC also set migration milestones from 2028 to 2035.On-chain data shows that approximately 6.93 million BTC are at potential quantum risk due to exposed public keys. The Bitcoin community has proposed BIP 360 and BIP 361 to promote the migration to quantum-resistant output types, but the coordination challenges of a decentralized network remain the biggest hurdle.

According to CoinDesk, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated in an interview with Bloomberg that quantum computers do not currently pose a real threat to the Bitcoin network, but the industry should start preparing immediately. He pointed out that current hardware generally lacks error correction capabilities, and quantum risks are a long-term challenge rather than an immediate crisis.Adam Back emphasized that the core issue is not reaching a consensus on when quantum computers will pose a sufficient threat, but rather providing Bitcoin holders with a time window of about ten years to migrate their keys to quantum-resistant formats.He mentioned that there is currently a research team of 20 people continuously working on related tasks, publishing papers, and conducting practical deployments, with Blockstream's Liquid network already in use as an early testing platform.Additionally, post-quantum cryptography has moved from the theoretical stage to the implementation stage, with NIST expected to finalize relevant standards by the end of 2024. The main challenge facing the industry is how to coordinate a smooth migration before the risks become urgent.

The Cosmos ecosystem wallet application Leap Wallet will cease operations on May 28, and users need to complete the migration as soon as possible. The discontinued products also include Compass Wallet (extension, iOS, Android), Leap WebApp, Swapfast, Leap Cosmos Hub validator nodes, and Leap Cosmos Snaps.

The Google Quantum AI team pointed out in their latest blog post that most blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies rely on the vulnerable ECDLP-256 protocol. Although viable solutions such as post-quantum cryptography (PQC) already exist, implementation takes time, and the urgency for action is increasing.Google has previously set a timeline for transitioning to quantum-resistant cryptography by 2029 and is collaborating with organizations such as Coinbase, the Stanford Blockchain Research Center, and the Ethereum Foundation to advance related work.

According to Cointelegraph, Google has set 2029 as the deadline for its post-quantum cryptography migration, warning that the threat of quantum computing may arrive sooner than expected.Google stated that the rapid advancements in quantum computing hardware and quantum error correction, along with updates to the timeline for quantum computers to break current encryption standards, have heightened the urgency for action. This is the first time Google has set a timeline for the deployment of post-quantum capabilities in its products, ahead of some industry predictions for "Q-Day." Google is developing its quantum chip Willow, which has 105 qubits and is one of the most powerful quantum processors currently available.

The DeFi protocol Neutrl stated on platform X that in response to the recent DNS hijacking incident, the team has migrated the official domain to a new address and switched to a new DNS service provider. The smart contract has been unpaused and is now operating normally.Neutrl further stated that all user funds are safe, and the protocol's net asset value (NAV) and reserve assets are stored in a custodial wallet, isolated through a custodial framework and over-the-counter settlement mechanism (OES), effectively avoiding front-end and infrastructure risks.The official reminder is that users should no longer access the original domain, which will gradually be phased out. Users who have interacted with the affected domain are advised to revoke related authorizations, including Permit2 authorizations for specified malicious addresses, and to clear all unknown authorizations.

According to the official announcement from Coinbase, due to Ronin (RONIN) announcing the migration of its network to a new Ethereum L2, Coinbase will not facilitate this asset migration for its customers.Coinbase will suspend RONIN trading starting at 2 PM ET on March 30, 2026. The current order book has been switched to limit-only mode. Users must transfer RONIN to a compatible self-custody wallet before the project completes the migration; otherwise, assets left on Coinbase will be inaccessible after the migration.

Anthropic is accused of launching a prompt tool for "exporting ChatGPT memory data," helping users transfer historical memory information to its model Claude, which has drawn industry attention.According to public content, the tool allows users to export their memory data from OpenAI's ChatGPT by copying and pasting specific prompts, and then import it into Claude. Related discussions suggest that this move is seen as directly weakening the user stickiness and switching costs that ChatGPT relies on through its "memory function."Market views consider the memory mechanism as an important moat for large model products— the longer users engage, the deeper the model understands their preferences, context, and historical conversations, thereby increasing the migration costs. If third-party tools can facilitate easy data migration, it may change the current user lock-in logic of AI products.Meanwhile, reports also mentioned that Anthropic was previously restricted from use by relevant systems of the U.S. Department of Defense, but the company's popularity and attention have quickly surged, topping some application rankings.Currently, the specific compliance of the aforementioned tool and the platform's response have not been clarified. The industry generally believes that competition among large models has extended from performance comparisons to ecological and data sovereignty aspects, with user data portability potentially becoming a key variable in the next stage.

Aave DAO is currently voting on a significant proposal that would allocate up to $42 million to Aave Labs, including $25 million for ongoing product development and a $17.5 million milestone bonus. As of Friday evening, the support votes are leading with a narrow margin of 52%, and the voting will conclude on Saturday.The controversy centers around Aave Labs' original plan to compress the development space for v3 and force users to migrate to the yet-to-be-launched v4 version. This move has sparked strong backlash, with the main contractor Bored Ghosts Developing announcing they would not renew their contract and criticizing the proposal as nearly absurd. This week, Aave Labs made concessions, promising not to enforce migration, and v3 will continue to operate.Critics, represented by Marc Zeller, argue that the requested funds are too high, accounting for 31% of the DAO's reserves, and demand that the proposal be split into multiple independent votes, but Aave Labs insists on pushing for an overall vote. Currently, Aave v3 has deposits exceeding $26.3 billion, accounting for over 97% of the total deposits in the protocol.

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that he is trying to push forward a more ambitious plan: to build an "Ethereum that follows cyberpunk principles and is not ugly" as an extension layer on top of the existing system, while achieving tight integration and high interoperability with the current framework as much as possible.The proposal will develop gradually, while ensuring that Ethereum itself acquires the necessary system-level characteristics of cyberpunk and simplicity, including censorship resistance, friendliness to zero-knowledge proofs, and attributes of the consensus layer.Vitalik Buterin further stated that within the next 5 years (or even faster in the case of accelerated AI coding and formal verification), an open path may be established, allowing the existing system to migrate to smart contracts written in the new system language when needed.Ethereum has previously completed significant upgrades during its operation, akin to "changing jet engines in mid-air"—such as the "Merge"—and still has the capacity for about four more system-level transformations of similar scale in the future, including state tree optimization, streamlined consensus, ZK-EVM verification, and changes to the virtual machine layer.

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The game blockchain Ronin announced that the Saigon testnet has completed its migration to Ethereum, and the mainnet migration to Ethereum L2 is proceeding as planned, expected to be completed between the first and second quarters of 2026.

According to market news, Bitcoin Core announced that there is a serious vulnerability in versions 30 and 30.1 when migrating old version (BDB format) wallets, which in rare cases may lead to the accidental deletion of all wallet files in the node. If there is no backup, it could result in permanent loss of funds.This only affects the legacy wallet migration process, and regular usage and existing wallets are not impacted. The official fix for this vulnerability will be in version 30.2, and please do not perform wallet migration operations before that.

The Layer1 blockchain MANTRA, focused on RWA assets, reminds on platform X that currently, less than 8% of the total OM token supply is the ERC20 version of the OM token. On January 15th, all ERC20 versions of the OM token will be officially deprecated, please migrate as soon as possible.