Ethereum
Why Ethereum is down 4.5% today
Analysis
Ethereum (ETH) fell 4.5% over the past 24 hours as markets digested headlines about the Ethereum Foundation prioritizing post‑quantum security, including forming a dedicated team and offering a $1 million research prize. While the news (reported by CoinDesk and The Block, with similar coverage from Cointelegraph) is long-term and security-focused, it may have been interpreted as highlighting future protocol risk and implementation uncertainty, weighing on near-term sentiment.
Contributing Factors (3)
Ethereum Foundation makes post quantum security a top priority as new team forms
EF researcher Justin Drake says a new post quantum team will drive wallet safety upgrades, research prizes and test networks as quantum timelines shorten.
Ethereum Foundation forms post-quantum security team, adds $1 million research prize
The Foundation announced a $1 million Poseidon Prize to harden a key cryptographic function, adding to the $1 million Proximity Prize announced last year.
Ethereum prepares for quantum era with new security team and funding
Ethereum developers to launch biweekly sessions on quantum-resistant transactions as Foundation commits $2 million in new funding to harden core cryptography.
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