Latest News and Articles about Bitcoin Security

Jameson Lopp Urges Bitcoin Community to Burn Quantum-Vulnerable Coins

18 March 2025 Daily Feed Bitcoin Security, Cypherpunk, Jameson Lopp, Quantum Computing

Top Cypherpunk Calls for Burning Quantum-Vulnerable Coins: Jameson Lopp’s Urgent Plea Jameson Lopp, a prominent cypherpunk, has urged the Bitcoin community to burn coins vulnerable to quantum computing attacks, warning that quantum miners could become “vampires feeding upon the system,” jeopardizing Bitcoin’s security and integrity. Jameson Lopp advocates burning quantum-vulnerable Bitcoins Quantum recovery threatens property […]

Quantum Computing: Ally or Threat to Bitcoin’s Security?

22 December 2024 Daily Feed Adam Back, Bitcoin Security, Quantum Computing, Vitalik Buterin

Could Quantum Computers Really Crack Bitcoin? Quantum computing is often portrayed as the boogeyman lurking in the shadows of cryptocurrency security. Amidst the murmurs of fear that quantum advancements might soon make Bitcoin’s cryptographic defenses obsolete, voices like Adam Back’s, CEO of Blockstream, provide a refreshing perspective. Back argues that this cutting-edge technology may not […]