Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko (아나톨리 야코벤코) has singled out artificial intelligence as the closest threat to cryptocurrency cryptographic systems.

BeInCrypto, a blockchain media outlet, reported on May 3 that Yakovenko said the industry still does not sufficiently understand mathematical weaknesses and implementation vulnerabilities in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) signature systems.

Yakovenko said he is particularly concerned that AI could disable PQC signature systems before the industry builds defenses. "The biggest risk is AI breaking PQC signature systems," he said. "We do not even know all the mathematical traps, let alone the traps in implementation."

Solana's proposed solution focuses on reducing dependence on a single signature method. Yakovenko argued that wallets should adopt a 2-of-3 multisig structure that combines several different signature systems. He said it could be implemented with default support in the transaction processor through Solana's program-derived addresses.

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov (마이클 에고로프) asked whether formal verification could close the gap. Yakovenko drew a line, saying verification is effective only when developers know exactly what they need to verify. "Even if you know exactly what you need to verify, I prefer using 2 out of 3 different signature systems," he said. That means formal verification alone is not sufficient, and a redundant design with independent signature systems running in parallel is needed.

In the Bitcoin camp, discussions about a different approach are continuing. Alex Thorn (알렉스 손), head of research at Galaxy Digital, said that after repeatedly discussing quantum computing risks with skeptics, supporters and Bitcoin community figures at a Las Vegas event last week, a consensus is forming that Satoshi Nakamoto's holdings should not be touched.

An estimated 1.1 million BTC believed to be held by Satoshi is split into 50 BTC units and spread across about 22,000 P2PK addresses. Thorn said that even if a long-term attack becomes reality, each address would have to be broken individually. He added that exchanges have relatively more room to respond because they can preemptively move assets to quantum-resistant addresses.

Thorn also noted that the Bitcoin market has typically absorbed selling pressure exceeding 1 million BTC. He said that even in a worst-case scenario of large-scale liquidation, priority should be given to not undermining the principle of property rights that is core to the network. "Satoshi's coins should not be touched," he said.

With crypto threats combining quantum computing and AI, Solana is citing redundant signature structures at the wallet level, while the Bitcoin camp is mentioning a restrained response that preserves property rights for existing holdings. It is still not concluded which defense method will be more effective in the short term, but it has become clear that quantum security discussions are expanding across protocol design and wallet structures.

Quantum security discussions in the cryptocurrency industry are now moving beyond a far-off technology risk into a practical design task. As concerns grow that AI could speed up the search for weaknesses in cryptographic systems, discussions on quantum-resistant responses are expected to intensify across wallets, signature structures and asset transfer methods.