
Quantum-Ready Crypto Becomes Credibility Test as NIST Sets 2035 Deadline
NIST finalized post-quantum cryptography standards in August 2024 with a 2035 deprecation deadline, forcing crypto projects to demonstrate concrete quantum-readiness plans. Coinbase warns that roughly 13.6 million Bitcoin addresses have exposed public keys, while Google's research shows quantum computers could break elliptic-curve cryptography with fewer than 500,000 physical qubits. Projects without clear migration roadmaps risk losing institutional credibility.
