Bitcoin Developers Propose Quantum Defenses, But at What Cost to Your Coins?
The promise of Bitcoin has always been that your coins are secure, inaccessible to anyone without your private key. However, this promise is now being challenged by the developer community as they work to build defenses against future quantum computers that could compromise the Bitcoin blockchain. A proposal, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-361, has been updated, which could force bitcoin hold…
April 15, 2026, 6:05 a.m.