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BTQ Launches Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Testnet With BIP 360
21.3.2026
BTQ Technologies has launched the first working implementation of BIP 360 on its Bitcoin Quantum testnet. The update allows developers to test quantum-resistant bitcoin transactions in a live environment. Bitcoin Quantum Testnet Debuts BIP 360 Implementation BTQ Technologies has introduced Bitcoin...
Bitcoin’s Draft BIP 360 Introduces P2MR in Push Toward Quantum Resistance
12.2.2026
Bitcoin developers have updated draft BIP 360 to introduce Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), a proposed output type designed to reduce long-term quantum risk while retaining Taproot’s scripting flexibility. The proposal removes Taproot’s key-path spend entirely, aiming squarely at the portion of modern...
While Researchers Say Bitcoin Has Time on Quantum Security, Not Everyone Agrees
11.2.2026
A new report from Coinshares argues that quantum computing poses a manageable, long-term risk to Bitcoin, but a pointed rebuttal from a post-quantum security advocate says that confidence may be misplaced. Post-Quantum Security Debate Heats up After Coinshares’ Bitcoin Report The Coinshares report...
Quantum Computing Isn’t a Crisis as Bitcoin Holds Long-Term Security, Coinshares Says
9.2.2026
Bitcoin’s core security remains intact despite quantum computing advances, with risks limited to legacy coins, timelines stretching decades, and clear paths for non-disruptive upgrades that preserve market stability and decentralization. Coinshares Finds Quantum Computing a Future Design Issue,...
Nic Carter Maps Developer Views on Quantum Threats to Bitcoin Security
5.2.2026
Bitcoin developers largely dismiss quantum computing as a near-term threat to network security, according to an index of public statements compiled by Nic Carter. Carter’s Index Shows Bitcoin Developers Largely Unmoved by Quantum Computing Warnings Nic Carter, a general partner at Castle Island...
Fixing BTC’s Quantum Issue Tops All Bitcoin Development Priorities, Says Willy Woo
27.1.2026
Quantum risk is emerging as a decisive hurdle for bitcoin’s institutional future as sovereign investors weigh long-term resilience, pushing gold and BTC into sharper focus amid debt cycles, macro uncertainty, and geopolitical realignment, according to on-chain analyst Willy Woo. Willy Woo: Fix...
A16z Researcher Explains Why Bitcoin and Ethereum Face Different Quantum Risks Than You’ve Been Told
26.1.2026
A new deep-dive from A16z research partner and Georgetown computer science professor Justin Thaler pours cold water on breathless quantum panic, arguing that while quantum threats are real, the crypto industry is badly mismatching urgency to reality. Quantum Fear vs. Cryptographic Reality: A16z...
Ethereum Takes Formal Steps to Address Quantum Computing Risks
25.1.2026
The Ethereum Foundation has formed a dedicated post-quantum security team as the ecosystem moves from long-term research into active execution to address the growing risks posed by quantum computing. Ethereum Devs and Researchers Prepare for Quantum Future With Dedicated Security Unit...
Coinbase Forms Quantum Advisory Board as Post-Quantum Risks Threaten Blockchain Security
23.1.2026
Coinbase is moving early to protect digital assets from future quantum computing threats, assembling elite cryptography and blockchain experts to confront risks that could one day undermine bitcoin, Ethereum, and the security foundations of crypto markets. Top Cryptographers Join Coinbase...
Is Quantum Computing Casting a Shadow Over Bitcoin’s Price?
22.1.2026
Over roughly the past year, discussion has grown more pointed over whether the accelerating pace of quantum computing could eventually threaten the Bitcoin network. This week, prominent crypto advocate and Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter contended that bitcoin’s “underperformance,” which...
Analyst Hints at Shadow Quantum Race Between China and US
6.1.2026
Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards suggested that the U.S. and China are engaged in a shadow race to achieve quantum superiority, and that it is likely that China is concealing its quantum capabilities. The U.S. Congress has recommended establishing a Quantum First goal by 2030. China...
Nic Carter Says Bitcoin Devs Are ‘Sleepwalking’ Toward a Quantum Reckoning
21.12.2025
Bitcoin venture capitalist Nic Carter has reignited the debate over Bitcoin’s long-term security with a sweeping report on quantum computing risk, arguing that the real danger is not just cryptography, but how the Bitcoin community responds under pressure. Quantum Fear or Hard Truth? Nic Carter’s...
Nic Carter Raises Concerns on Bitcoin’s Quantum Vulnerability: Q-Day to Arrive by 2035
29.11.2025
A new article by Nic Carter, partner at Castle Island Ventures, raises alarms about the vulnerability of bitcoin before the emergence of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC). Carter believes that such an event will happen circa 2035, sooner than expected. Nic Carter Awakens Quantum...
Human Rights Foundation Raises Alarm Over ‘Quantum Threat’ to Bitcoin
1.11.2025
On Oct. 31, 2025, Human Rights Foundation (HRF) Chief Strategy Officer Alex Gladstein shared a detailed report from HRF examining how the rise of cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs) could one day threaten Bitcoin’s core security and the financial freedom it provides to dissidents...
Google Claims Quantum Leap: New Chip Runs Algorithm 13,000x Faster Than Supercomputers
22.10.2025
Google Quantum AI announced a breakthrough that, for the first time, demonstrates a verifiable quantum algorithm running 13,000 times faster than the world’s top supercomputers. Bitcoin Proponents Ask Google AI X Account: ‘What Algorithm? SHA256?’ After Quantum Claim Google revealed that...
Bitcoin’s Quantum Risk: Former Pharma Exec Martin Shkreli Says Shor’s Algorithm Is the One to Watch
16.10.2025
American investor and former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli told host Isabel Foxen Duke that if quantum computing ever scales, Shor’s algorithm—not artificial intelligence (AI)—poses the most credible path to cracking the elliptic curve cryptography behind bitcoin wallets, though today’s...
Quantum computers could bring lost Bitcoin back to life: Here’s how
15.10.2025
Quantum computing could enable the reverse engineering of private keys from publicly exposed ones, putting the security of Bitcoin holders at risk
Quantum computers could bring lost Bitcoin back to life: Here’s how
15.10.2025
Quantum computing could enable the reverse engineering of private keys from publicly exposed ones, putting the security of Bitcoin holders at risk
Quantum computers could bring lost Bitcoin back to life: Here’s how
15.10.2025
Quantum computing could enable the reverse engineering of private keys from publicly exposed ones, putting the security of Bitcoin holders at risk
Quantum computers could bring lost Bitcoin back to life: Here’s how
15.10.2025
Quantum computing could enable the reverse engineering of private keys from publicly exposed ones, putting the security of Bitcoin holders at risk