At ETH Denver, developers warned that advances in quantum computing could threaten Bitcoin’s digital signatures as the industry continues to debate how to prepare.
Once quantum computers mature, they could crack Bitcoin’s ECDSA signatures, threatening over $1 trillion in value. Both require disruptive solutions, hard forks or complex hybrid signatures, to become ...
What is the Q-Day prize? The Q-Day Prize is a challenge to make the Bitcoin network quantum resistant. On April 16, 2025, quantum computing-focused company Project 11 announced the “Q-Day Prize,” a ...