Bitcoin Quantum Threat Grows as Nine Firms Form Alliance

Nine crypto firms launched a Quantum Alliance after Google's Willow chip cut quantum error rates, reviving old fears for bitcoin's oldest wallets. Bitcoin held near $81,527 as the debate over freezing exposed coins stayed unresolved.

If a workable quantum attack ever becomes real, should the community freeze old, vulnerable bitcoin to protect it, or let the original rules of the network stand no matter the cost? The Quantum Alliance has not agreed, and the answer could reshape what immutable actually means for bitcoin's next era.

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