Bitcoin OG Willy Woo has suggested a way to keep your Bitcoin safe until there’s a solution to the quantum Bitcoin threat — hodling your Bitcoin in a SegWit wallet for around seven years.
data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/learn/cryptocurrency-vs-quantum-computing-a-deep-dive-into-the-future-of-cryptocurrencies”>Quantum computing has been a long-feared (and debated) data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://cointelegraph.com/learn/post-quantum-threats-to-proof-of-work-cryptocurrencies”>inflection point for the crypto industry. Computers capable of breaking encryption have been theorized to have the capacity to reveal user keys, expose sensitive data and user funds.
In an X post on Tuesday, Woo data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://x.com/woonomic/status/1988050039424610387″ rel=”noopener nofollow” target=”_blank”>floated one “intermediary measure,” involving the transfer of one’s Bitcoin to a data-ct-non-breakable=”null” href=”https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/01/26/segwit-benefits/?utm_source=chatgpt.com” rel=”noopener nofollow”…
