Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration will be harder than Taproot and needs to start now, Project Eleven CEO says - CoinDesk

Tech Share Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration will be harder than Taproot and needs to start now, Project Eleven CEO says Alex Pruden said the asymmetry between acting on a post-quantum signature scheme today and waiting for certainty about quantum-computing hardware timelines means Bitcoin developers should move from research into production. By Jeffrey Albus|Edited by Nikhilesh De May 6, 2026, 6:14 p.m. 3 min read Make preferred on Alex Pruden (CoinDesk) What to know: Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference Wednesday that Bitcoin’s developer community should move from research into production on a post-quantum signature option rather than waiting for certainty about quantum-computer timelines. He said the migration will be substantially harder than Taproot, which took roughly five years and remained opt-in, because every bitcoin user, wallet and exchange will need to participate in a post-quantum migration to stay secure. Asked for his personal view, Pruden said recycling dormant quantum-vulnerable coins back into Bitcoin’s supply curve would put him “overall” on the confiscation side, though he stressed the community and market would ultimately decide. Consensus Miami 2026 More For You Anthropic signs Elon Musk's SpaceX for Colossus 1 compute ahead of June IPO By Shaurya Malwa 9 hours ago The Claude maker said Wednesday it would use all the compute capacity at SpaceX's Colossus 1 data center, the latest partnership stitched onto its AI infrastructure buildout. What to know: Anthropic has signed a deal to use all compute capacity at SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center, securing access to more than 220,000 Nvidia GPUs within a month. The agreement immediately boosts Anthropic’s Claude services, raising Claude Opus API rate limits and doubling Claude Code’s five-hour limits for paid and enterprise... Read Full Story Latest Crypto News AI agents becoming more relevant than humans by 2035 has Big Tech 'terrified', says Hoskinson 5 hours ago Grant Cardone says bitcoin-real estate strategy could outperform REITs, adds more BTC to treasury 5 hours ago Nasdaq's president says the SEC’s new crypto stance is letting markets 'build' again 5 hours ago Wall Street's clearinghouse seeks 'high-performance' blockchains to tokenize corporate actions 5 hours ago Crypto’s mainstream moment has arrived, say industry leaders speaking at Consensus Miami 5 hours ago Reid Hoffman says NFTs may make a comeback as AI agents strain online identity 6 hours ago Top Stories White House targets July 4 for Clarity Act passage, says crypto adviser Patrick Witt 6 hours ago Eric Trump takes shot at JPMorgan rethinking bitcoin after 'crapping' on asset 10 hours ago Bullish’s Equiniti deal could remake it into a tokenization powerhouse, Clear Street says 15 hours ago U.S. Bitcoin Reserve update coming in 'next few weeks," White House adviser says 6 hours ago Bitcoin moves above $82,000 while ZEC and DASH post double-digit rallies 17 hours ago Morgan Stanley brings crypto trading with lower fees than rivals 15 hours ago