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Ethereum Foundation is preparing for its post-quantum future, announcing the formation of a dedicated post-quantum team and $1M bounty to harden Ethereum against the threat posed by quantum computing.
What's the Scoop?
- New Team: The Post Quantum (PQ) team will be led by Thomas Coratger, a cryptographic engineer at the Ethereum Foundation, who will be supported by Emile, a leading specialist in leanVM (the cryptographic cornerstone of EF's post-quantum strategy). The EF has also announced a $1M Poseidon Prize, which will reward cryptographers for ensuring the security of an encryption algorithm that will power leanVM.
- PQ Progress: Multi-client post-quantum consensus devnets are already active, coordinated across both new and established Ethereum client teams. To ensure continued progress, a new bi-weekly PQ team call will focus on user-facing PQ transitions, including precompiles, account abstraction, and future transaction aggregation.
- Growing Concern: Quantum is the latest trend gripping the crypto industry's attention. Earlier this month,
Vitalik Buterin posted that Ethereum must achieve full quantum-resistance “as soon as possible,” so that the protocol’s cryptography can be trusted for a hundred years. 
Coinbase formed its own quantum advisory board last week, and post-quantum crypto startup Project Eleven was just valued at $120M. - Impending Updates: The EF plans to publish a comprehensive roadmap targeting a zero-downtime, zero-loss transition to post-quantum security in the coming years.
Today marks an inflection in the Ethereum Foundation's long-term quantum strategy.
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We've formed a new Post Quantum (PQ) team, led by the brilliant Thomas Coratger (@tcoratger). Joining him is Emile, one of the world-class talents behind leanVM. leanVM is the cryptographic…Justin Drake (@drakefjustin) January 23, 2026
