Ethereum is hard at work preparing for Quantum Day, and Justin Drake is on Bankless to shed some light on the battle ahead.  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­     [![](https://bankless.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2026/03/Group-722-1.png)](https://bankless.ghost.io/r/73c07605?m=4dec14a6-f286-41ca-8b57-7072fc403a60) Prepping for Quantum Day Published on Mar 19, 2026 [View in Browser](https://bankless.ghost.io/r/14afff02?m=4dec14a6-f286-41ca-8b57-7072fc403a60) ****gm**** ****Bankless Nation****, Ethereum is hard at work preparing for Quantum Day, and Justin Drake is on Bankless to shed some light on the battle ahead. 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Crypto has all but erased its gains this week after the sudden reversal in perception. Prices as of 5pm ET 24hr 7d ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/cmc.png) **Crypto** **$2.38T** **↘ 2.2%** **↗ 0.7%** ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/btc.png) **BTC** **$70,460** **↘ 1.2%** **↗ 0.2%** ![](https://banklesspublic.b-cdn.net/eth.png) **ETH** **$2,150** **↘ 2.5%** **↗ 4.2%** .  .  . **CHEAT SHEET** Crypto Wallet Brain _Once a week, Premium subscribers get access to the top Market Plays, Hot Reads, Farming Opps, and Airdrop Hunts that our analyst team is tracking! 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While Convex remains firmly embedded in the onchain economy – still fulfilling its role as a battle-tested bastion for yield and [ranking](https://bankless.ghost.io/r/d4f42323?m=4dec14a6-f286-41ca-8b57-7072fc403a60) among the largest protocols in its category – this former giant stands diminished, with total value locked down 97% after having failed to reclaim its DeFi dominance in recent years. Today, we’re exploring how Convex is continuing to produce leading crypto market yield for DeFi's capital allocators despite its more modest scale in 2026. [Continue with Bankless Premium](https://bankless.ghost.io/r/87b61f43?m=4dec14a6-f286-41ca-8b57-7072fc403a60) * * *   **FRIEND & SPONSOR: MEGAETH** [![](https://bankless.ghost.io/content/images/2026/03/image---2026-03-16T182348.616.png)](https://bankless.ghost.io/r/8b5d05e3?m=4dec14a6-f286-41ca-8b57-7072fc403a60) We're past "in it for the tech" or "in it for the money." **MegaETH is bringing you products worth using, _powered by USDM._** [Enter the Rabbithole](https://bankless.ghost.io/r/c6381dd8?m=4dec14a6-f286-41ca-8b57-7072fc403a60) .  .  . **EARLY ACCESS** Ethereum’s Quantum Strategy [![](https://bankless.ghost.io/content/images/size/w1600/2026/03/image---2026-03-19T174930.559.png)](https://bankless.ghost.io/r/48fba50d?m=4dec14a6-f286-41ca-8b57-7072fc403a60) **Quantum used to be crypto’s distant sci-fi problem.** Justin Drake says it now has a clock. 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