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