Ethereum’s Quantum Leap: $2M Prizes, Buterin’s 2030 Doomsday Clock Ticks
Justin Drake, that modern-day Cassandra, intones with grave solemnity, “Today marks an inflection in the Ethereum Foundation’s long-term quantum strategy.” And then, with a flourish of dramatic irony, he adds, “It’s now 2026, timelines are accelerating. Time to go full PQ.” Yes, time-that relentless harbinger of doom-waits for no blockchain.





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