Bitcoin Developers Propose BIP-361 to Freeze Quantum-Vulnerable Legacy Addresses

Dark Mode Toggle Ball Crypto News Today Market Updates Margin Trading Guides Videos Price Analysis BTC Analysis ETH Analysis XRP Analysis Bitcoin For Beginners Interviews Editorials DeFi & NFT Buy Crypto Language Bulgarian Turkish Spanish © Copyright CryptoPotato Home » Crypto News Jameson Lopp and five other individuals have proposed freezing all quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin addresses to protect BTC from future quantum threats. The motivation behind this development comes from a long-standing concern in the community that advances in the technology could eventually compromise the network’s current security structure. In a Tuesday post on GitHub, the group outlined a three-step process to stop using older and less secure wallet types under Proposal BIP-361. The draft builds on work that was first introduced in February on BIP-360. In this version, they proposed a soft fork that would intro

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