Bitcoin’s Dormant Wallets Could Be the Weakest Link in a Quantum Era
Cointelegraph
Dormant Bitcoin wallets are highly vulnerable to future quantum computers due to exposed public keys and an inability to migrate to secure formats.Summary
Quantum computing poses a unique, tiered risk to Bitcoin, primarily targeting dormant wallets with exposed public keys rather than the entire network at once. Because these legacy holdings cannot be moved or updated to quantum-resistant standards, they face 'at-rest' attacks where attackers have indefinite time to compute private keys. This structural vulnerability creates a concentration of high-value, defenseless assets, raising complex governance questions about digital property and the future security of long-inactive funds.
(Source：Cointelegraph)