Founder of Solana Warns AI Could Break Post-Quantum Cryptography Schemes

Co-founder of Solana, Anatoly Yakovenko, considers artificial intelligence (AI) as the biggest imminent threat to crypto asset cryptography. He states that AI could crack post-quantum cryptography (PQC) signature schemes before the industry strengthens its security.

Bitcoin developers and analysts are now beginning to agree on the future quantum threat without disrupting Satoshi Nakamoto's ownership.

Yakovenko Urges Multisig Defense for Post-Quantum Cryptography

The Solana co-founder believes that the industry has not fully understood the mathematical weaknesses or implementation flaws of PQC.

He wants wallets to combine multiple signature schemes with a two-out-of-three multisig system. This setup can be natively supported in Solana transaction processors via Program Derived Addresses.

“In my opinion, the biggest risk is that PQC signature schemes will be broken by AI. We don't even know all the traps on the implementation side, let alone the mathematics,” Yakovenko said.

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov once asked whether formal verification could cover these vulnerabilities. However, Yakovenko states that verification only helps if developers already know exactly what needs to be verified.

He still prefers redundancy with two out of three independent schemes.

Bitcoiners Reach Early Consensus on Satoshi’s Coins

Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, says there is an emerging consensus regarding Satoshi’s ownership. He cites several discussions held this week in Las Vegas with skeptics, supporters, and other Bitcoiners.

Estimated 1.1 million BTC
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owned by Satoshi are spread across approximately 22,000 P2PK addresses, each containing 50 BTC. Thorn explains that a long-range attack would need to compromise each address individually. Meanwhile, exchanges could migrate to post-quantum addresses before the Q-day arrives.

He adds that the Bitcoin market can typically absorb selling pressure of over one million BTC. This indicates that the network can still withstand worst-case scenarios without sacrificing core property rights.

Bitcoin today shows a fairly positive development with prices approaching the range of $77,000 to $78,000. This increase is driven by rising investor interest, especially from large fund flows into crypto ETFs reaching billions of dollars. This trend signals that market confidence is beginning to recover after a downturn earlier in 2026. Additionally, the global crypto market capitalization has increased significantly, indicating renewed bullish momentum.

However, Bitcoin still faces resistance around $79,000, so short-term movements may remain volatile. Over the past month, Bitcoin’s price has risen more than 15%, reflecting a strong recovery.

Overall, today’s conditions show a generally upward trend, but high volatility remains a key characteristic of the current crypto market.