Protecting Satoshi Nakamoto's Early Bitcoins from Quantum Threats: A Discussion on Freezing Proposals

Alex Thorn, the head of research at Galaxy Digital, reflected on the 'Bitcoin 2026' conference held in Las Vegas on the 2nd, indicating that a common understanding about countermeasures against quantum computers is emerging within the industry. Particularly, there was a consensus that the early mined coins attributed to Bitcoin's founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, should not be tampered with. It is believed that approximately 1.1 million BTC held by Satoshi are stored in old-style P2PK (Pay-To-Public-Key) addresses, which could be vulnerable to future advancements in quantum computing...