G7 Calls for Post-Quantum Security as Crypto Sector Reviews Risks

The G7 is urging organizations to begin adopting post-quantum security measures, warning that increasingly powerful quantum computers could eventually undermine the encryption and digital signatures used today. The guidance comes as the cryptocurrency industry considers how to address the potential threat to systems that depend on cryptographic protection. For digital assets, the issue centers on the future resilience of the technology securing transactions and authentication, although no specific crypto project or remediation plan was identified in the source material. The warning is relevant to market participants tracking tokens including Compound (COMP), ECOMI (OMI), ORE (ORE), Prom (PROM), Propy (PRO), and Quant (QNT), all of which were listed as related assets. The G7’s message is focused on preparation: organizations are being encouraged to assess and move toward security standards designed to withstand quantum computing before existing safeguards can be compromised.