Quantum Threat to Bitcoin: Proposal Aims to Safeguard Coins

Blockchain News A Bitcoin proposal, BIP-361, aims to protect coins from quantum computer threats by potentially freezing non-quantum-resistant addresses. This comes as a Google report warns that a powerful quantum machine could compromise the Bitcoin blockchain sooner than expected. Meanwhile, AI agents are increasingly handling crypto payments, but research suggests the underlying infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks. CoW Swap, a decentralized trading interface, temporarily halted services due to a DNS hijacking incident. The XRP Ledger has integrated with Boundless, a zero-knowledge proving network, to enable private transactions on the public blockchain. — Read more about these developments and their implications for the crypto space.