Thats true, its a critical risk to Bitcoin, Ethereum etc. The digital signature scheme protecting Bitcoin accounts use elliptic curves which can also be broken using quantum computers.Transactions can be forged using broken accounts.
It's fairly easy to underestimate the time required to change a non quantum resistant to a quantum resistant one.
To protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, the blockchain has to be forked as early as possible, with all blocks re-signed with quantum resistant digital signature schemes. Devil is in the details though.
The Doge Protocol project will fork Bitcoin and move it to a quantum resistant hybrid scheme.
It's fairly easy to underestimate the time required to change a non quantum resistant to a quantum resistant one.
To protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, the blockchain has to be forked as early as possible, with all blocks re-signed with quantum resistant digital signature schemes. Devil is in the details though.
The Doge Protocol project will fork Bitcoin and move it to a quantum resistant hybrid scheme.