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Mon 11 Mar 2024 4 min of reading by Eddy S.

Developers of Ethereum, the $200 billion crypto ecosystem, have sounded the call to arms. Their mission? To protect the millions of digital assets held on the network from the clutches of a new kind of enemy quantum computers. The first round of this unprecedented battle for survival is fast approaching.

A threat full of power and mystery looms on the horizon. These quantum computing monsters, still in development, could one day crack the crypto codes that secure Ethereum wallets.

In the blink of a digital eye, billions of dollars in ETH and other assets could be stolen. A digital apocalypse hovers, threatening to obliterate Ethereum as we know it. Time is of the essence to counter this technological plague before it becomes a reality.

Developers have no choice but to act, and to do so quickly. To undertake a massive preemptive counter-attack. A decisive action to save the flagship of the crypto ecosystem before its engulfed by the raging waters of the next quantum revolution.

It was Vitalik Buterin, the visionary behind Ethereum, who lit the fuse. An emergency plan will be put in place to secure the network a hard fork of a magnitude equal to the threat it faces.

The first crucial step: to completely disable transactions from the classic wallets. Too vulnerable to quantum attacks. Instead, new smart wallets will take over. Built upon the very structure of the Ethereum blockchain, they will benefit from crypto armor resistant to the capabilities of these future quantum monsters.

But the cornerstone of this renaissance operation lies in the integration of STARK proofs (Scalable Transparent Arguments of Knowledge). A mechanism that will enable users to reliably verify their ownership of assets without having to expose their private keys, even to the verification system itself. A cutting-edge cryptographic breakthrough.

A transitional mechanism will also be deployed to allow holders to safely migrate their funds to this new fortified system. A renaissance that will not come without pain for users, forced to undergo a lengthy software update process. But it is a necessary sacrifice on the altar of resilience against the existential threat posed by quantum computers.

Today, Ethereum once again defies the doubts of skeptics to lead the way to a new post-quantum world. Where digital ownership will withstand the onslaught of mass destruction weapons that will be quantum computers. A new era that remains science fiction for now, but towards which the leading network of the blockchain is advancing, prepared for battle. Ready to secure a decisive victory for free crypto!

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