Proposed Bitcoin Protocol Update Aims to Protect Against Quantum Computing Threats

A recent Bitcoin proposal, dubbed BIP-361, suggests migrating coins to quantum-resistant addresses to safeguard against potential quantum computing threats. Meanwhile, research highlights the vulnerabilities of AI-powered crypto payment infrastructure. In other news, CoW Swap experienced a DNS hijacking incident, and the XRP Ledger integrated zero-knowledge proofs to enable private transactions on the public blockchain.