Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko called artificial intelligence the biggest near-term threat to crypto cryptography. He said AI could break post-quantum cryptography (PQC) signature schemes before the industry hardens them.
Bitcoin developers and analysts are converging on a consensus over future quantum threats without disturbing Satoshi Nakamoto’s holdings.
Yakovenko Pushes Multisig Defense for Post-Quantum Cryptography
The Solana co-founder argued the industry does not yet grasp the math or implementation weaknesses of PQC.
He wants wallets to combine multiple signature schemes through two-of-three multisig. This setup could be supported natively in Solana’s transaction processor through Program Derived Addresses.
“I think the biggest risk is that PCQ signature schemes will get broken by AI, we don’t know all the implementation footguns even, let alone the math footguns,” Yakovenko warned.
Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov asked whether formal verification could close the gap. However, according to Yakovenko, verification helps only when developers know exactly what to verify.
He still favors redundancy across two of three independent schemes.
Bitcoiners Reach Early Consensus on Satoshi’s Coins
Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy Digital, said a growing agreement is forming around Satoshi’s holdings. He cited talks held this week in Las Vegas with skeptics, advocates, and other Bitcoiners.
Satoshi’s estimated 1.1 million Bitcoin (BTC) sits across roughly 22,000 P2PK addresses of 50 BTC each. Thorn argued any long-range attack would have to crack each address separately. Exchanges, by contrast, can migrate to post-quantum addresses before Q-day.
He added that Bitcoin markets routinely absorb more than one million BTC of selling pressure. That suggests the network could withstand a worst-case unwind without compromising core property rights.
Whether wallet redundancy or protocol restraint offers the stronger near-term defense remains the open question as quantum research accelerates.
