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Bitcoin Developers Propose Bitcoin Quantum Migration Plan That Would Freeze Legacy Coins

BIP-361 proposes migrating Bitcoin away from legacy cryptographic signatures to quantum-resistant alternatives through a phased deadline that could eventually make unmigrated coins permanently unspendable.

A new proposal circulating among Bitcoin developers is forcing the network to confront a long-standing theoretical risk: the impact of quantum computing on its cryptographic foundations.

Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 361 (BIP-361), introduced by a group of researchers including Jameson Lopp, outlines a structured plan to migrate the network away from legacy signature schemes and toward quantum-resistant alternatives. If adopted, the proposal would impose a phased deadline that could ultimately render unmigrated coins permanently unspendable.

The proposal aims to reduce Bitcoin’s exposure to a future scenario in which sufficiently advanced quantum computers can break the elliptic curve cryptography that underpins its current system.

“Even if Bitcoin is not a primary initial target of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer, widespread knowledge that such a computer exists and is capable of breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography will damage faith in the network,” the BIP authors wrote.

Today, Bitcoin relies on ECDSA and Schnorr signatures to secure transactions. Both remain robust against classical computing but are theoretically vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm, which could allow an attacker to derive private keys from exposed public keys. This risk is not evenly distributed across the network. Older address types, particularly pay-to-public-key outputs and reused addresses, reveal public keys onchain and are considered the most vulnerable.



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CryptoQuant says bitcoin rally faces rising profit-taking risk as exchange inflows jump

CryptoQuant said bitcoin's recent rally is facing rising profit-taking risk as exchange inflows spike and the price earlier reached the $76,000 resistance zone.

Large bitcoin holders are transferring bigger amounts to exchanges, "increasing the probability of near-term selling pressure," CryptoQuant added. Bitcoin's recent rally is now facing rising profit-taking risk, with several onchain indicators showing growing signs saved ling pressure, according to Crypto Quant.

Bitcoin reached above $76,000 on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since early February. The move was supported by earlier undervaluation, a temporary easing in the U.S.-Iran conflict, and weakness in the U.S. dollar, CryptoQuant said in a Wednesday report written by its head of research, Julio Moreno.

The bitcoin price (BTC) has fallen a bit to $74,800 but is testing the traders' onchain realized price at $76,800, a major bear-market resistance level that has historically capped relief rallies as holders near breakeven are incentivized to sell, capping further upside, Moreno noted.

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Is XRP Price Being Suppressed Before a Major Pump? One Analyst Thinks So
$XRP could be gearing up for a move ahead of the 2026 midterms, and crypto analyst Zach Rector breaks down what’s going on behind the scenes.
He points out that markets are currently stuck in a “liquidity squeeze,” driven by rising global debt, geopolitical tensions, and capital outflows, something even the IMF has flagged. Add to that the yen carry trade unwind, private credit stress, and oil price swings from Middle East tensions, and it’s creating a broader “global margin call,” where assets, including crypto, face selling pressure.



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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Market analyst Luke Suther has issued a detailed report challenging the traditional reliance on charts to determine XRP’s valuation. The analysis, posted on X, suggests that th price action on charts does not account for its role in broader liquidity systems and, as a result, fails to capture its true long-term value.Analyst Rejects Chart-Based XRP Price Assessments Rather than relying on technical chart patterns, Suther shifts the focus toward XRP’s underlying utility and the massive financial rails established around it. He argued that the cryptocurrency’s real value can be accurately measured only by its role as a settlement layer in the global financial sector and its functionality across institutional networks.  Related Reading: XRP Expert Reveals The Best Way To Earn Passive Income On HoldingsNotably, Suther revealed that the altcoin is currently positioned within a global finance infrastructure worth multiple quadrillions of dollars. This infrastructure includes a diverse array of traditional banking institutions and payment processors worldwide. In his analysis, he outlined key segments of the global financial system and their estimated valuations, arguing that the altcoin’s price outlook lies in its potential to handle large-scale settlement demand across these markets. He noted that: All Japanese banks manage approximately $25 trillion The DTCC processes roughly $3 quadrillion SWIFT handles about $1.5 quadrillion  The top 10 US banks hold over $12.5 trillion Tokenized assets account for $2 trillion Mastercard manages around $9 trillion Visa processes up to $16 trillion The derivatives market represents about $1 trillion American Express handles roughly $1 trillion  Hidden Road, now rebranded as Ripple Prime, manages approximately $3 trillion Accordin

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A heated confrontation is continuing around Bitcoin, specifically Satoshi’s coins and the quantum threat looming over them. A new round of this confrontation unfolded between Charles Hoskinson and Bitcoin ideologues. The trigger was the discussion of BIP-361, a radical new proposal for protecting the network from quantum computers which, according to Hoskinson, turns Bitcoin into “shitcoin land.” Advertisement Presented earlier this week by Jameson Lopp and a group of researchers, BIP-361 implies strict timelines for abandoning old types of addresses vulnerable to quantum attacks: in three years, any incoming transactions to old addresses are banned, and five years after the proposal’s adoption, old digital signatures are made invalid.Why Hoskinson thinks Bitcoin's quantum soft fork is legalized theftHoskinson, in his latest public airing on X, predictably lashed out at this decision with criticism. Despite Lopp’s thesis that a recovery mechanism and support for frozen wallets are provided, and the fact that if Satoshi himself does not move his coins, they are already effectively dead, Hoskinson believes that even with these reservations, 1.7 million BTC remain at risk. HOT Stories Hayes Questions If Bitcoin Bottom Is In Bitcoin's Failed $75,000 Entry: What's Next? XRP's Silent Uptrend Originates, Zcash (ZEC) Adds 166% in Key Flow Metric: Crypto Market Review He emphasized that forced invalidation of old signatures is a direct violation of the principles on which Bitcoin was built and sarcastically wished "good luck" in stealing Satoshi's coins to BIP-361 supporters.  Advertisement I did mention that. At least 1.7 million Bitcoin will be rendered unrecoverable with your design. Have fun stealing Satoshi's coins.— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) April 16, 2026 You Might Also Like Thu, 04/16/2026 - 05:45 Hayes Questions If Bitcoin Bottom Is In ByAlex Dovbn

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HTX Community Spring Creation ContestBitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End? Blockchain Forum 2026, MoscowWorldcoin price jumped sharply over the past 24 hours, climbing nearly 12% and bringing the toke

Worldcoin price jumped sharply over the past 24 hours, climbing nearly 12% and bringing the token back into focus after weeks of muted performance. Summary WLD surged around 12% in 24 hours, even as it remains down 33.5% year-to-date with no clear fundamental trigger behind the move. Perpetual futures activity dominated the rally, with $78.5 million inflows and funding rates hitting one of the highest levels this year, signaling aggressive bullish positioning. Spot market flows stayed weak with consecutive weekly outflows, while liquidity data shows downside risk remains, with $0.31 emerging as a key level to watch. According to data from crypto.news, Worldcoin (WLD) staged a strong intraday rebound but still trades significantly below its levels at the start of the year. The recent move comes without a clear catalyst, suggesting that the rally may be driven more by positioning rather than sustained demand. Is derivatives activity driving the rally? Data points to derivatives markets as the main driver behind the latest upside. Perpetual futures saw inflows of $78.5 million in a single day, accounting for over 30% of total open interest, which stood at $253.4 million at press time. Such a large share flowing into leveraged products signals that traders are taking aggressive directional bets. This view is reinforced by OI-weighted funding rates, which climbed to 0.0153% and are among the highest levels recorded this year. The elevated rate indicates that long traders are paying a premium to maintain their positions, a sign of strong bullish bias in the short term. However, activity in the spot market tells a more cautious story. Data shows net outflows of $1.49 million since April 

12, following a $1.58 million sell-off in the prior week. These back-to-back outflows suggest that spot participants have continued to reduce exposure despite the recent price jump.

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Ripple partners with Korea's Kyobo Life to tokenize government bond settlement

Ripple said this week it had partnered with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of Korea's largest life insurers, to tokenize government bond settlement using the firm's Ripple Custody platform.

According to a release, the arrangement is Ripple's first with a Korean insurance institution and is positioned as a step toward compressing Korea's standard T+2 bond settlement cycle into near real-time execution.

The announcement does not specify transaction sizes, a go-live date, or which Korean government bond series will be settled on-chain. Both parties describe the arrangement as a strategic partnership that will also "assess the technical and regulatory feasibility" of broader tokenized treasury settlement, language that typically indicates a pilot framework rather than production infrastructure.

Kyobo Life will also explore stablecoin-based payment rails through Ripple, the release said, without specifying the stablecoin or timelines.

The deal adds to a growing set of institutional tokenization efforts across Asia, where regulators in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore have moved faster than U.S. counterparts in building frameworks for regulated digital asset activity.

Korea has licensed payment providers for remittance since 2017 and has emerged as one of the region's more active markets for regulated crypto adoption, with local exchanges among the highest-volume in the world and recent regulatory movement toward won-denominated stablecoins.

For Ripple, the Kyobo partnership extends a push into Asian institutional infrastructure that has accelerated since the SEC dropped its lawsuit against the company in 2024.

The firm has announced custody and payment partnerships across Japan, Singapore, and the UAE over the past 18 months, positioning Ripple Custody as a settlement 

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