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Bitcoin Quantum Threat Takes Center Stage at Ethereum Conference

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Bitcoin Quantum Threat Takes Center Stage at Ethereum Conference

In brief

  • BIP 360 co-authors say Bitcoin signatures are the main quantum risk for the blockchain.
  • About 30% of Bitcoin sits under exposed public keys.
  • As quantum hardware thresholds fall, Bitcoin and Ethereum devs alike are ramping up quantum planning.

While this year’s Ethereum developer conference, ETH Denver, focused on building in a down market and empowering AI agents via blockchain, one panel examined whether Bitcoin’s cryptography can survive in a post-quantum world.

Onstage this week, the…

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