Time Runs Out for Bitcoin to Counter Quantum Threat, Putting 6.9 Million BTC at Risk
Not all aspects of bitcoin are vulnerable to quantum computers. The process of mining, which involves adding new blocks to the blockchain, utilizes a type of mathematics known as hashing that quantum computers are unable to break. As a result, the blockchain itself and the rule that new bitcoins can only be created through mining would survive a quantum attack. However, ownership of bitcoins is a…