Bitcoin developers proposing quantum upgrade warn 25% of total BTC supply exposed to attack risk

  • A group of experienced Bitcoin developers has outlined a new proposal to prepare the network for the inevitable threat of quantum computing. The initiative, led by Jameson Lopp, Christian Papathanasiou, Ian Smith, Steve Vaile, and Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers, focuses on safeguarding vulnerable Bitcoin held in older address types that may be compromised by future quantum breakthroughs.