Samson Mow Cautions Against Hastily Implementing Quantum Resistance for Bitcoin: 'A Phased Approach is Crucial'

Rapid Transition Could Lead to Reduced Throughput and New Risks

Known Bitcoin advocate Samson Mow expressed his views on the quantum resistance of Bitcoin in a post on his X account on the 5th.

Mow's primary concern is the swift transition from the current ECDSA and Schnorr signatures to post-quantum (PQ) signatures. PQ signatures could potentially increase data sizes by 10 to 125 times compared to current signatures, posing risks to network...