The Ethereum Foundation has formed a dedicated post-quantum security team in 2026 to upgrade the network’s cryptography and protect wallets, accounts and transactions against future quantum computers. The effort will be led by cryptographic engineer Thomas Coratger with contributions from the leanVM team, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake announced.
“After years of quiet R&D, EF management has officially declared PQ (Post Quantum) security a top strategic priority… Time to go full PQ” (Justin Drake). (Ed. note: many forecasts now place significant quantum risk in the 2030s.)
Crypto majors pulled back after a weekend selloff, with Bitcoin near $87,600 and Ethereum near $2,897, according to data shows. River jumped about 180% on the week, trading at roughly an $8 billion FDV on its market page.
Commodity moves included gold at $5,100 and silver near $110. ETF flow data showed about $1.7 billion in net outflows from BTC funds last week.
Corporate and platform news included UBS Group planning to offer Bitcoin and Ether trading to wealthy clients, and Nifty Gateway announcing a wind-down and a 30-day withdrawal window via its post. Researcher ZachXBT exposed an alleged $40 million theft from a U.S. government wallet.
NFT and token updates mentioned leader collections on OpenSea, weekend runners tracked on DexScreener, and upcoming drops from Moonbirds and Infinex. Additional context and commentary appeared on the author’s Twitter and Substack.
