Leading Bitcoin Developer Suggests Freezing 5.6 Million Dormant Coins to Prevent Quantum Hacking
A prominent Bitcoin core developer, Jameson Lopp, has expressed his preference for freezing approximately 5.6 million inactive bitcoin, valued at around $420 billion, to prevent potential quantum hackers from accessing them. Lopp emphasized that, although he does not support freezing users' coins, removing dormant tokens from circulation could enhance the network's security. His comments follow t…
April 15, 2026, 3:37 p.m.