# Adam Back Says a Post-Quantum Proposal Has Been Developed By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/40011 Published: 2026-10-24T13:46:15.000Z Updated: 2026-10-24T13:46:15.000Z Section: Technology > He said people can upgrade in a way that is observable on the network and that tools are available. Blockstream CEO Adam Back said a post-quantum proposal has been developed and that users can upgrade in a way that is observable on the network, in remarks during a national television appearance framed around quantum concerns involving Bitcoin (BTC). “There are already solutions,” Back said. “We have developed a post-quantum proposal.” He added that “people can upgrade in a way that is observable on the network” and “the tools are available.” On Oct. 17, he [urged the National Security Agency (NSA) to make its curve-generation process reproducible](). The issue concerned five elliptic curves standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). ## Links in this article - [urged the National Security Agency (NSA) to make its curve-generation process reproducible](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/34151)