Time is running out for bitcoin to counter the quantum threat, with 6.9 million BTC at risk, including Satoshi's
Not all aspects of bitcoin are vulnerable to quantum computers. The process of bitcoin mining, which involves adding new blocks to the blockchain, utilizes a type of mathematics known as hashing that quantum computers are unable to crack. As a result, the ledger and the rule that new bitcoins can only be created through mining would remain intact in the event of a quantum attack. The production o…