{"id":40135,"date":"2025-08-30T12:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=40135"},"modified":"2025-08-30T12:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T09:45:12","slug":"el-salvador-shields-its-6284-btc-from-quantum-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/el-salvador-shields-its-6284-btc-from-quantum-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"El Salvador Shields Its 6284 BTC from Quantum Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government of El Salvador has distributed its National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, amounting to 6284 BTC (~$680 million), across 14 new addresses due to potential threats from quantum computing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">El Salvador is moving the funds from a single Bitcoin address into multiple new, unused addresses as part of a strategic initiative to enhance the security and long-term custody of the National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. This action aligns with best practices in Bitcoin\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Bitcoin Office (@bitcoinofficesv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bitcoinofficesv\/status\/1961564696856727947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The coins have been <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/tx\/fc4985f0b4127283b92b6235c54b6ff22b42595b3c2e6d88a648d105ea96fc1e\">distributed<\/a> across wallets, each containing up to 500 BTC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLimiting funds on each address reduces exposure to quantum threats,\u201d stated the country&#8217;s Bitcoin Office.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the office&#8217;s explanations, spending from a Bitcoin address reveals the public key, posing a risk of private key compromise given advances in computing technology. Storing assets in a single used wallet theoretically provided a potential attacker with unlimited time to compute the data.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cNow, thanks to a public dashboard managed by the Bitcoin Office capable of tracking multiple wallets, the reserve can maintain transparency without reusing addresses, enhancing security,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This approach combines storage diversification and limits the potential impact on the reserve from hacking threats, authorities believe.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Risks<\/h2>\n<p>In June, specialists from the research organization Chaincode Labs <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/chaincode-labs-sizes-up-the-quantum-threat-to-bitcoin\">published <\/a>a report on the potential threats of quantum computers to Bitcoin. They estimate that 20% to 50% of all coins in circulation, or 4-10 million BTC, are at risk.<\/p>\n<p>According to Project Eleven, this concerns 1.1 million BTC attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto, assets with lost private keys (2-3 million BTC), and addresses with exposed public keys due to reuse.<\/p>\n<p>Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino also <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tether-ceo-predicts-hacking-and-return-of-satoshi-linked-bitcoins\">did not rule out<\/a> that Satoshi&#8217;s bitcoins could be hacked and returned to circulation. However, along with many other experts, he believes that quantum computing will only allow this in the distant future.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, some believe that hacking will become <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/quantum-computers-could-crack-bitcoin-in-five-years-scientist-warns\">possible much sooner<\/a> than commonly thought.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of the fate of quantum-vulnerable funds has already divided the community into two camps. Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/jameson-lopp-proposes-burning-quantum-vulnerable-bitcoins\">suggested<\/a> burning the assets at risk of hacking. Opponents of this step point to the violation of property rights of coin owners if implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bitcoin developers are considering various ways to protect against the quantum threat, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/add-the-cat-why-bitcoins-potential-op_cat-upgrade-matters\">reintroducing the OP_CAT opcode<\/a>, disabled by Satoshi in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Back in October 2024, Chinese scientists <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/chinese-scientists-use-quantum-computer-to-breach-cryptographic-algorithms\">conducted<\/a> the \u201cworld&#8217;s first effective attack\u201d on a widely used encryption algorithm using a quantum computer.<\/p>\n<p>Later, experts <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/experts-downplay-quantum-threat-to-cryptocurrencies\">claimed<\/a> that the mentioned threat to cryptocurrencies was exaggerated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government of El Salvador has distributed its National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, amounting to 6284 BTC (~$680 million), across 14 new addresses due to potential threats from quantum computing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"El Salvador distributes its 6284 BTC reserve across new addresses to counter quantum threats.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1641,1278,1360],"class_list":["post-40135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin-reserves","tag-el-salvador","tag-quantum-computing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"350","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"El Salvador distributes its 6284 BTC reserve across new addresses to counter quantum threats.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40137,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40135\/revisions\/40137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}