Quantum-safe bitcoin now possible without a soft fork, but costs $200 a pop, new research shows

Quantum-safe bitcoin now possible without a soft fork, but costs $200 a pop, new research shows

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enMarketsShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailQuantum-safe bitcoin now possible without a soft fork, but costs $200 a pop, new research showsA new scheme from a StarkWare researcher works under existing consensus rules, offering an emergency fallback while BIP-360 awaits activation.By Sam Reynolds|Edited by Omkar Godbole Apr 10, 2026, 3:54 a.m. Make preferred on (Unsplash)What to know: A StarkWare researcher has proposed Quantum Safe Bitcoin, a hash-based scheme that can make bitcoin transactions resistant to quantum attacks today without changing the Bitcoin protocol.The method works within existing consensus rules but requires massive off-chain GPU computation, driving estimated costs to $75 to $200 per transaction and making it far more complex than standard payments.Framed as a

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