Bitcoin Developers Propose Freezing Quantum-Vulnerable Coins in New BIP-361 Plan

A group of Bitcoin developers has introduced a controversial proposal to address the growing threat of quantum computing to the network’s security. Casa CTO Jameson Lopp and five co-authors posted BIP-361 to Bitcoin’s GitHub this week, outlining a three-phase plan to migrate coins away from quantum-vulnerable addresses or have them frozen by the network itself….

Bitcoin Developers Propose Freezing Quantum-Vulnerable Coins in New BIP-361 Plan