Bitcoin Developers Consider a 'Wait and React' Approach to Mitigate Quantum Computing Threats
The Bitcoin community is exploring a novel approach to address the potential risks posed by quantum computing: instead of imposing a preemptive freeze on vulnerable coins, the network would wait for an attacker to demonstrate their capabilities and then react. However, this plan relies on the assumption that the attacker will choose to claim a bounty rather than exploiting the vulnerability for p…
April 16, 2026, 4:23 a.m.