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#450: David Carvalho, Founder of Naoris Protocol, on Post-Quantum Crypto and Quantum’s Threat to Crypto

Jun 23, 2025
David Carvalho, founder of Naoris Protocol and an ethical hacker with over 20 years of experience, dives into the urgent need for a new cybersecurity foundation. He discusses the looming threat of quantum computing, emphasizing its vulnerabilities to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. Carvalho explains why current encryption methods may soon become obsolete and how post-quantum cryptography is essential. The conversation also highlights innovative strategies for decentralizing security and transforming Web2 & Web3 to safeguard digital assets against quantum risks.
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ANECDOTE

David's First Virus Story

  • David Carvalho shared his first virus creation named 'Sunday' from 1996 as a playful MS-DOS BAT file malware.
  • It frightened users by showing a fake hard drive format message executing only on Saturdays, confusing many.
INSIGHT

Quantum Threat to Current Cryptography

  • Quantum computers can instantly break current cryptography which protects everything from wallets to nuclear secrets.
  • Q-Day is inevitable and represents a survivability event requiring preemptive quantum-resilient security adoption.
INSIGHT

Data Already Captured for Quantum Decryption

  • 'Harvest Now, Decrypt Later' means encrypted data is already being captured for future quantum decryption.
  • Being quantum resilient now is necessary to protect future data security before Q-Day arrives.
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