🚨 Ethereum is calling for “bunker mode,” but Solana says: Don’t panic just yet—SOL users don’t need to run for the hills! 🤯
On October 8, Jacob Creech, Vice President of Technology at the Solana Foundation, responded to Ethereum researcher Justin Drake’s earlier discussion of “bunker mode,” saying that even if quantum computing advances rapidly or AI-driven classical attacks emerge in the future, Solana users don’t need to enter “bunker mode” for now.
Why is he so confident? Put simply, Solana doesn’t put its most fundamental “seed” directly on-chain. Solana uses Ed25519, with signing keys derived from a secret seed that never appears on the blockchain. According to Creech, even if someone were to crack the relevant elliptic curve in the future, they would expose the derived key—not the underlying seed.
More importantly, the Solana Foundation has already explored quantum migration options, and even has test plans for post-quantum signatures. In other words, if the day comes when cryptography needs an upgrade, they won’t be left staring helplessly—they’re already preparing a “lock replacement” plan. 🔐
My take is simple: quantum computing is absolutely worth keeping an eye on, but the last thing we need right now is to scare ourselves just because we hear the word “quantum.” What really matters is whether a public blockchain has done its research in advance, has an upgrade plan, and gives users room to migrate.
So the most interesting part of this “bunker mode” debate isn’t who’s better at stoking fear, but rather—who already has the next lock ready. 👀
Solana’s official position is that quantum threats are a long-term risk, and that a migration path has already been studied and prepared. So this is more like “getting ready in advance” than a security crisis that’s already happening.$ETH $BTC
On October 8, Jacob Creech, Vice President of Technology at the Solana Foundation, responded to Ethereum researcher Justin Drake’s earlier discussion of “bunker mode,” saying that even if quantum computing advances rapidly or AI-driven classical attacks emerge in the future, Solana users don’t need to enter “bunker mode” for now.
Why is he so confident? Put simply, Solana doesn’t put its most fundamental “seed” directly on-chain. Solana uses Ed25519, with signing keys derived from a secret seed that never appears on the blockchain. According to Creech, even if someone were to crack the relevant elliptic curve in the future, they would expose the derived key—not the underlying seed.
More importantly, the Solana Foundation has already explored quantum migration options, and even has test plans for post-quantum signatures. In other words, if the day comes when cryptography needs an upgrade, they won’t be left staring helplessly—they’re already preparing a “lock replacement” plan. 🔐
My take is simple: quantum computing is absolutely worth keeping an eye on, but the last thing we need right now is to scare ourselves just because we hear the word “quantum.” What really matters is whether a public blockchain has done its research in advance, has an upgrade plan, and gives users room to migrate.
So the most interesting part of this “bunker mode” debate isn’t who’s better at stoking fear, but rather—who already has the next lock ready. 👀
Solana’s official position is that quantum threats are a long-term risk, and that a migration path has already been studied and prepared. So this is more like “getting ready in advance” than a security crisis that’s already happening.$ETH $BTC