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Algorand says delaying post-quantum migration is a security debt problem

  • —Algorand frames 2029 as a planning horizon for when quantum machines could arrive
  • —Falcon signatures exceed 3 KB versus dozens of bytes for elliptic curve signatures
  • —The network is developing hybrid accounts and SDK tooling for Falcon-1024 from a seed phrase
  • —Falcon verification is already available to smart contracts on Algorand
Why it matters: US and UK regulators are setting post-quantum migration deadlines, and blockchains without a plan risk losing institutional clients.
Source: Blockchain.News