Bitcoin quantum-safe protection gets 82% cheaper, now estimated at $59
- —Estimated cost fell from ~$320 in August to $67 in September and $59 by Oct. 13
- —Benchmark hit over 1 billion verified candidates per second on an Nvidia RTX 4090, up from ~146 million
- —Researchers are now targeting a computing cost below $10
- —Glassnode: 6.04 million BTC, or 30.2% of supply, have public keys exposed on-chain
Why it matters: QSB could offer holders interim protection against quantum attacks before Bitcoin's protocol is upgraded, but it requires direct submission to willing miners.
Source: CryptoSlate