Four Years Until Quantum Winter: Vitalik's Crypto Death Clock Starts Now

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Vitalik resets the crypto expiration date to 2028. Your correspondent: when private keys become public knowledge, only the prepared survive.
Vitalik just moved crypto's expiration date to 2028. Your private keys become public knowledge when quantum computers break elliptic curve cryptography. Every wallet. Every exchange. Every satoshi. The quantum clock isn't ticking anymore. It's screaming.
Published November 20, 2025
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