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Quantum Threat to Bitcoin is a 'Solvable Technological Challenge Decades Away' According to CoinShares Analysis

2026/02/10 18:15 (Updated 2026/02/11 08:00)
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Quantum Threat to Bitcoin is a 'Solvable Technological Challenge Decades Away' According to CoinShares Analysis

Quantum Threat Not an Imminent Crisis

Cryptocurrency investment firm CoinShares, in its latest report released on the 6th, stated that Bitcoin's vulnerability to quantum computers is 'not an imminent crisis.' The company assesses quantum risk as a 'foreseeable technological challenge,' indicating that the network has ample time to implement adaptive measures.

The narrative that 'quantum computers could destroy the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem' is exaggerated and contrary to facts, according to CoinShares.

The security of Bitcoin, based on 'mining (hash functions)' and 'transaction legitimacy (signatures)',...

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