Coinbase says quantum computing isn’t an immediate threat to Bitcoin, but it’s pushing the industry to prepare anyway. A new Bitcoin Security Consortium will coordinate post-quantum planning, from protocol research to stronger key management, before the problem stops being theoretical.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says quantum computing is a real long-term threat to Bitcoin’s cryptography, not sci-fi hype, and Coinbase is preparing for post-quantum security now. The risk isn’t an instant network collapse — but waiting until the last minute could be a clown show.
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Nine Bitcoin-linked firms have formed a $15 million consortium to fund quantum-resistant research, with post-quantum cryptography as the first priority. Bitcoin isn’t broken today, but the group says preparing for a long-term cryptographic threat beats waiting for a nasty surprise.
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A new Bitcoin Security Consortium is launching with $15 million in pledged support to fund post-quantum cryptography research and long-term defenses against future quantum threats. The group says it will back security work without trying to control Bitcoin’s protocol.
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Galaxy is putting up to $5 million behind Bitcoin’s post-quantum defenses, backing research, upgrade planning, and wallet migration tools before quantum computing becomes a real threat. The risk isn’t immediate, but Bitcoin’s slow governance could make a future fix messy.
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Bitcoin isn’t at risk from quantum computers today, but the long-term cryptographic threat is real enough that Coinbase and others are already planning for post-quantum defenses. Meanwhile, EX DeFi’s slick cloud-mining pitch raises familiar red flags around verification, yields, and trust.
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Michael Saylor is urging Bitcoiners to stop fighting over edge-case disputes and stay focused on adoption, even as quantum-computing fears raise real long-term security questions. The debate is serious, but Saylor says the bigger prize is still global Bitcoin uptake.
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Bitcoin Faces Quantum Risk as Coinbase Council Warns of 7 Million BTC Exposure Bitcoin’s long-term threat may not be a regulator, a rival chain, or some influencer’s latest moon-boy nonsense. It may be quantum computing — a future machine class that could one day crack today’s cryptography and turn old BTC ownership rules into a […]
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Coinbase’s independent cryptography advisory board is sounding the alarm early: Bitcoin should start preparing now for a future migration to quantum-resistant security, before quantum computing turns from theory into a real threat. This warning comes from Coinbase advisory board urges Bitcoin to begin quantum migration now. Quantum computers are not a current Bitcoin threat — […]
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Trump Administration Targets July 4 for Crypto Clarity Bill Passage The Trump administration is pressing to get a broad crypto clarity bill across the line by July 4, while Washington pours money into quantum computing, hackers keep exploiting weak security, Zimbabwe moves to formalize crypto oversight, and tokenized equities keep crashing the traditional-finance gate. July […]
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