The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin: How a Powerful Computer Can Steal Your Cryptocurrency in Under 10 Minutes
The security of bitcoin relies on complex mathematical equations that are difficult for classical computers to solve, but quantum computers can potentially crack these codes. The elliptic curve cryptography used by bitcoin is based on a one-way function, where it is easy to generate a public key from a private key, but virtually impossible to do the reverse. However, quantum computers can use Sho…
April 18, 2026, 3:51 a.m.