Bitcoin Completes First Experimental Quantum-Safe Transaction, Starkware Says
In brief StarkWare says the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction has been mined on Bitcoin mainnet. The method uses hash-based security without changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Starkware, the blockchain infrastructure company behind Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet, says the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction has been mined on the Bitcoin mainnet, testing a way to protect funds from future quantum attacks without changing the network’s consensus rules.
- Fact 2: In June, Coinbase’s quantum advisory council estimated that roughly 7 million Bitcoin could be vulnerable because of exposed public keys and address reuse.
In brief StarkWare says the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction has been mined on Bitcoin mainnet. The method uses hash-based security without changing Bitcoin’s consensus rules.
StarkWare still favors a soft fork as a long-term defense against quantum computers. Starkware, the blockchain infrastructure company behind Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet, says the first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction has been mined on the Bitcoin mainnet, testing a way to protect funds from future quantum attacks without changing the network’s consensus rules. In a blog post on Wednesday, Starkware said the transaction used Quantum-Safe Bitcoin, or QSB, a method developed by Starkware researcher Avihu Levy.
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