$NAORIS NAORIS PROTOCOL... POTENTIALLY BREAKING? **Vitalik: Quantum Computing Could Break Ethereum-Bitcoin Before 2028** Ethereum (ETH) founder Vitalik Buterin believes quantum computing has the potential to be powerful enough to break Ethereum and Bitcoin by 2028. Buterin also said the industry needs to prepare. At the Devconnect conference on Wednesday (November 19), Buterin said it was possible to break the Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptographic curves before the US presidential election. "Elliptic curves will become extinct," Buterin said of quantum computing's ability to break Ethereum's fundamental security model. Therefore, Buterin emphasized the importance of transitioning Ethereum to a system that is resilient to the threat of excessive computing within the next four years. He also noted that future development should focus on layer-2 solutions, wallets, and privacy technologies, rather than further changes to the core protocol. "The more ossification over time, the better for Ethereum. Our shock rate is now much lower," Buterin added. Currently, Buterin believes that maintaining stability is more important than adaptability.