Post-Quantum Crypto Migration: Bitcoin’s Threat Threshold, NIST Deadlines, and Network Security Implications
The post-quantum cryptography (PQC) transition has moved from academic discourse to operational planning across global infrastructure. For Bitcoin, the migration presents a distinct set of technical and governance challenges. Unlike centralized systems that can execute coordinated cryptographic upgrades, Bitcoin’s decentralized architecture requires consensus-driven protocol changes. The convergence of reduced quantum resource estimates, regulatory deadlines, and on-chain exposure metrics has ...
