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Tech

Satoshi’s 1.1 million bitcoin and millions more can be saved from quantum attack, says expert

Researchers at the privacy-centric blockchain startup say their multi-layer quantum defense will feature a soft fork to freeze and protect dormant BTC.

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Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum Foundation's high-profile departures spark fresh debate

Also: Citi on quantum computing and bitcoin, Jump Crypto’s Firedancer, and Vitalik Buterin on AI verification

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Markets

BSC’s quantum defense works. The trade-off is 40% slower transaction throughput.

BSC’s quantum-security test worked, but bigger transaction data slowed network throughput by about 40%.

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Tech

Bitcoin faces outsized quantum threat as computing breakthroughs accelerate, Citi says

The bank said accelerating advances in quantum computing are compressing the timeline for risks to crypto and broader internet infrastructure, with Bitcoin seen as particularly exposed.

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Finance

It might be too late for bitcoin’s quantum migration, Project Eleven report argues

Quantum computing does not only pose a risk to up to $3 trillion in digital assets, it also threatens the security of banking systems, military communications, digital identities and more, Project Eleven’s report warns.

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Tech

New wallet offers way to tackle Bitcoin’s quantum risk without a fork

The Postquant Labs project uses Arch Network to deliver post-quantum signature protection without a Bitcoin soft fork, sidestepping both Jameson Lopp's freeze proposal and Paul Sztorc's hard fork.

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Tech

Solana developers outline plan to protect network from quantum threats

Two of the network’s core developer teams, Anza and Jump Crypto’s Firedancer, have landed on the same solution: a new type of digital signature called Falcon.

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Finance

Freezing 5.6 million dormant bitcoin could trigger ‘worst’ single-day repricing

Maximalists warn freezing 5.6M BTC risks instant sell-offs, while others say quantum threats leave no alternative.

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Tech

Researcher wins 1 bitcoin bounty for 'largest quantum attack' on underlying tech

Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, 512 times larger than the previous public demonstration in September 2025.

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Markets

The $145 billion math: Why bitcoin’s quantum threat is manageable, not existential

Quantum fears focus on vulnerable early wallets, but market data suggests even a worst case sell-off would be large, not catastrophic.

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