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EU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption

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What happened

The warning brings renewed urgency to the debate over how bitcoin should deal with legacy addresses whose public keys are already exposed onchain.

Key facts

  • Reported by CoinDesk and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:32:48 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

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  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

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  1. Bitcoin’s ‘last resort’ quantum-safe solution just got 79% cheaper: StarkWare

  2. A week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66

  3. EU financial watchdogs warn quantum computing poses imminent threat to blockchain encryption

  4. IBM connects Digital Asset Haven to Swift blockchain ledger for tokenized deposit transactions

  5. AI Threat: Web3 Told to Add Spending Caps and Circuit Breakers Onchain

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