Quantum

Coinbase says that while the threat isn't imminent, quantum may one day be able to break Bitcoin's cryptography.

Nine major Bitcoin firms launched a consortium pledging $15 million to support Bitcoin security research and long-term resilience, including quantum readiness.

Galaxy Digital launched a Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative to help prepare the Bitcoin network for the potential threat posed by powerful quantum computers.

BitGo launched new quantum-risk tools that help institutional Bitcoin holders identify and reduce potential future quantum-computing exposure in their custody wallets.

Moody's warned that President Trump's new quantum computing executive orders accelerate the need for Bitcoin and the broader digital asset industry to adopt quantum-resistant cryptography.

Trump’s recent executive orders will accelerate the U.S. quantum computing and post-quantum encryption timelines.

Qastle Wallet responds to Bitcoin 2026 criticism, addressing quantum risk, post-quantum cryptography, true entropy, and the future of wallet security.

Guillaume Girard of UTXO Management argues that while a quantum computer capable of breaking Bitcoin may never arrive, the network must prepare now because protocol changes move slowly, like a state legislature.

BIP-361 proposes migrating Bitcoin away from legacy cryptographic signatures to quantum-resistant alternatives through a phased deadline that could eventually make unmigrated coins permanently unspendable.

Bitcoin transactions could be resistant to quantum attacks without changing the network’s core rules, a new proposal contends.