Post-Quantum Cryptography for Normal People - What Should You Be Doing Now

[Shane]

The Coinbase advisory board report says quantum cryptography threat preparation needs to start now even though the threat is not here yet. This applies beyond crypto. Any system relying on RSA or elliptic curve cryptography for long-term security is theoretically on a clock.

But most people are not cryptographers. What does post-quantum awareness actually mean for an ordinary person or small business in 2026?

[NeutrinoX]

For most individuals right now: nothing urgent. The threat is a decade or more out by most estimates, and by the time it materialises your phone and browser will have been updated. This is an infrastructure problem not a personal one yet