Bitcoin gets its first working prototype of quantum-resistant wallet rescue tool

Bitcoin gets its first working prototype of quantum-resistant wallet rescue tool

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enTechShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailBitcoin gets its first working prototype of quantum-resistant wallet rescue toolLightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun demos a prototype that could prevent millions of wallets from being frozen under a future quantum-defense upgradeBy Sam Reynolds|Edited by Shaurya Malwa Apr 9, 2026, 3:40 a.m. Make preferred on What to know: Olaoluwa “Roasbeef” Osuntokun, chief technology officer at Lightning Labs, has built a prototype tool meant to rescue ordinary Bitcoin wallets if the network ever activates an emergency quantum-defense upgrade.The system would let users of vulnerable Taproot and other modern wallets prove they created a wallet using its secret seed, without revealing that seed, providing a backup way to access funds if traditional digita

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