Quantum-resistant Bitcoin output proposal emerges
Developers discuss an early proposal for Bitcoin outputs designed to reduce exposure to future quantum attacks.
On June 14, 2024, Quantum-resistant Bitcoin output proposal emerges. Developers discuss an early proposal for Bitcoin outputs designed to reduce exposure to future quantum attacks.
The draft explored a new address format using quantum-resistant signatures. It did not claim that Bitcoin faced an immediate quantum break or that any algorithm had been selected for activation.
The event is historically useful because Bitcoin's development history is built not only from activated consensus changes but also from standards, implementation milestones, security maintenance and proposals that shape later engineering choices.