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Wrapped Bitcoin Moves Custody Plan to Counter Quantum Threat
Original: Wrapped Bitcoin Shifts Bitcoin Custody To Cut Risk From Quantum Computers
Wrapped Bitcoin, the tokenized bitcoin asset on other blockchains, is shifting how its underlying bitcoin is held in custody to reduce exposure to future quantum computer attacks. The change aims to protect the bitcoin backing the wrapped token from quantum computers capable of breaking current cryptographic security, a growing concern across the crypto industry as quantum computing research advances.
Why now: Quantum computing's potential to break Bitcoin's cryptography is a rising concern in the crypto community.
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- Wrapped Bitcoin Shifts Bitcoin Custody To Cut Risk From Quantum Computers · Quantum Zeitgeist
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