Bitcoin Developers Pursue Quantum Defenses, Potentially Locking Coins
The promise of Bitcoin has always been that users have full control over their coins, as long as they possess the private key. However, this promise is now being challenged by the developer community itself, as they attempt to build defenses against potential quantum computer attacks that could compromise the Bitcoin blockchain. A recently updated proposal, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)-361,…
April 15, 2026, 6:05 a.m.