Bitcoin now has a quantum computing escape route, but 7 million BTC may still be exposed

A mainnet QSB transaction passed consensus, yet nonstandard relay, high computation costs and exposed keys limit the escape route. The post Bitcoin now has a quantum computing escape route, but 7 million BTC may still be exposed appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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