Time is Running Out for Bitcoin to Mitigate Quantum Threat, Putting 6.9 Million BTC at Risk
Not all aspects of Bitcoin are vulnerable to quantum computers. The process of mining new blocks and the underlying blockchain ledger are secure due to the type of mathematics used, known as hashing, which quantum computers cannot effectively break. However, the ownership of Bitcoins is at risk due to a different mathematical principle that protects wallets. This math, which converts a private ke…