Bitcoin may go quantum-safe while Lightning privacy stays exposed
Even if Bitcoin eventually adopts post-quantum protections for on-chain outputs, five parts of the Lightning Network’s off-chain payment system would still need separate upgrades, according to a Sept. 12 research preprint. Related Reading Bitcoin…
USDC may be only as quantum-safe as its slowest wallet, bridge or blockchain
Circle issued a warning that the quantum circuits needed to attack widely used blockchain signatures are becoming leaner, citing a low-width record of 813 logical qubits. For the USDC quantum migration, the immediate consequence is a dependency problem…
Bitcoin now has a quantum computing escape route, but 7 million BTC may still be exposed
Bitcoin has confirmed a quantum-resistant transaction on mainnet using its existing consensus rules, showing that some holders could migrate funds away from future quantum risk without waiting for a protocol upgrade. The Aug. 26 transaction used a…
Bitcoin’s 7 million coin quantum problem just reached the US Treasury
The US Treasury has formally brought digital assets into the financial sector’s preparations for quantum computing threats. On Aug. 24, the US Treasury launched its Quantum-Readiness Task Force, with one of three workstreams dedicated to digital assets…