--- title: Coinbase Urges Early Work on Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum... description: Coinbase published a blog post urging the Bitcoin community to begin early, multiyear preparation for a transition to post-quantum cryptography, well before a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-urges-early-work-on-bitcoin-s-post-quantum-transition-ubwccknqg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Coinbase Urges Early Work on Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum Transition | daily.dev og:description: Coinbase published a blog post urging the Bitcoin community to begin early, multiyear preparation for a transition to post-quantum cryptography, well before a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-urges-early-work-on-bitcoin-s-post-quantum-transition-ubwccknqg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ubWccKnqG.png og:image:alt: Coinbase Urges Early Work on Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum Transition og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Coinbase Urges Early Work on Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum Transition **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Coinbase published a blog post urging the Bitcoin community to begin early, multiyear preparation for a transition to post-quantum cryptography, well before a quantum computer capable of breaking existing signatures actually exists. The exchange, which holds about 5% of all bitcoin, called for evaluating new signature systems (including ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, FN-DSA, and SHRINCS) and proposals like P2MR and P2TRv2 that could allow flexible, upgradeable signature schemes. Key concerns raised include balancing transaction costs, wallet usability, institutional custody and MPC compatibility, avoiding risky stateful signature schemes, and handling dormant, lost, or exposed-key coins without delaying technical progress. Coinbase stressed this is an input to community discussion, not a final position or migration deadline. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What signature schemes is Coinbase proposing Bitcoin evaluate for post-quantum security? Coinbase proposed evaluating ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, and FN-DSA (once standardized), along with SHRINCS, a compact hash-based candidate, and other credible quantum-resistant signature candidates. It also pointed to P2MR (tied to Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360) and P2TRv2 as address-format approaches that could let future signature algorithms be added without rebuilding Bitcoin's structure. _Teams tracking Bitcoin's cryptographic roadmap can follow signature-scheme debates like this one on daily.dev._ ### Why are stateful signature schemes risky for Bitcoin wallets and exchanges? Stateful signature systems require a signer to track which signing steps have already been used, and reusing a signing state can allow forgery. A failed wallet update or an old backup could trigger this problem, and checking past blockchain transactions would not necessarily catch it since a prior signature or update might never have reached the chain. Exchanges running distributed servers face added coordination challenges. _Anyone weighing signature-scheme tradeoffs for crypto custody can follow this kind of analysis on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Neha's Writings](https://daily.dev/posts/neha-s-writings-zksfwvlqh) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Coinbase Forms Independent Advisory Board to Assess Quantum Risks to Blockchain](https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-forms-independent-advisory-board-to-assess-quantum-risks-to-blockchain-kohfebm3q) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Quantum computers are coming for bitcoin](https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-computers-are-coming-for-bitcoin-jrlwyeeft) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Quantum Threat: Quantum Computing and Blockchain](https://daily.dev/posts/the-quantum-threat-quantum-computing-and-blockchain-fvukkqohk) · Coins Bench · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#quantum-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/quantum-computing), [#cryptography](https://daily.dev/tags/cryptography), [#bitcoin](https://daily.dev/tags/bitcoin), [#coinbase](https://daily.dev/tags/coinbase) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-urges-early-work-on-bitcoin-s-post-quantum-transition-ubwccknqg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Coinbase Urges Early Work on Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum Transition","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-urges-early-work-on-bitcoin-s-post-quantum-transition-ubwccknqg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-urges-early-work-on-bitcoin-s-post-quantum-transition-ubwccknqg"},"datePublished":"2026-10-13T16:51:33.891Z","dateModified":"2026-10-13T17:33:27.279Z","description":"Coinbase published a blog post urging the Bitcoin community to begin early, multiyear preparation for a transition to post-quantum cryptography, well before a...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/452684082454451f43b98fc86f4e4f68?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/452684082454451f43b98fc86f4e4f68?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Quantum Insider","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Quantum Insider","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/7b14a6b34c1b464c9e8a88d9a0dac951","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-urges-early-work-on-bitcoin-s-post-quantum-transition-ubwccknqg","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"quantum-computing,cryptography,bitcoin,coinbase","timeRequired":"PT7M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Quantum Insider","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Coinbase Urges Early Work on Bitcoin’s Post-Quantum Transition"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/coinbase-urges-early-work-on-bitcoin-s-post-quantum-transition-ubwccknqg#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What signature schemes is Coinbase proposing Bitcoin evaluate for post-quantum security?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Coinbase proposed evaluating ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, and FN-DSA (once standardized), along with SHRINCS, a compact hash-based candidate, and other credible quantum-resistant signature candidates. 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