Start preparing for post-quantum migration early: Coinbase Quantum Advisory Council releases Bitcoin upgrade recommendations
Odaily reports that the Coinbase Quantum Advisory Council has released a position paper on quantum computing and blockchain, recommending that preparations for Bitcoin's post-quantum migration begin before the threat from quantum computing becomes clear, and stating that adjustments to consensus rules and migration across the entire ecosystem could take years. Coinbase currently custodies approximately 5% of Bitcoin's total supply and is advancing post-quantum preparations for its own systems while discussing related proposals with Bitcoin developers and researchers. The paper recommends evaluating P2MR, P2TRv2, and hybrid schemes that run traditional signatures in parallel with post-quantum signatures, while also comparing candidate algorithms such as ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, and FN-DSA; the paper is not a final proposal or formal conclusion.

