Bitcoin Developers Propose Quantum Defense Measures, Potentially Freezing Vulnerable Coins
The core promise of Bitcoin has always been that users have full control over their coins, with no external entity able to touch them without the corresponding private key. However, this promise is now being reevaluated by the developer community as they attempt to build defenses against the potential threat of quantum computers. A recent proposal, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-361, suggests…
April 15, 2026, 6:05 a.m.