{"id":12370,"date":"2026-08-25T22:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12370"},"modified":"2026-08-25T22:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:28:12","slug":"bitcoins-7-million-coin-quantum-problem-just-reached-the-us-treasury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=12370","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin\u2019s 7 million coin quantum problem just reached the US Treasury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-single-article-content=\"\">\n<p>The US Treasury has formally brought digital assets into the financial sector\u2019s preparations for quantum computing threats.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 24, the US Treasury launched its Quantum-Readiness Task Force, with one of three workstreams dedicated to digital assets and emerging-technology risks. The other tracks cover broader post-quantum cryptography adoption and third-party vendor readiness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"cs-person-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"cs-person-quote__quote\">\n<p>America must lead in securing the technologies that power our economy. This Task Force will help ensure our financial system remains strong, secure, and competitive as new technologies reshape the global landscape.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This creates a government-industry forum for crypto custodians and infrastructure providers to coordinate on a future migration to quantum-safe technology.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter\" data-inline-newsletter=\"\" data-newsletter-placement=\"article-midpoint\" data-newsletter-pending-label=\"Joining\u2026\" data-newsletter-pending-status=\"Joining the Daily Brief\u2026\" data-newsletter-email-required-message=\"Before sending, please provide your email address.\" aria-labelledby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" aria-describedby=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__inner\">\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__content\"> <span class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__eyebrow\"> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> The Daily Brief <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-title\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__title\">The signal, before the noise.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-copy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__copy\">Start your day with the crypto stories moving markets, decoded by CryptoSlate\u2019s editors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-shell\">\n<p class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__form-heading\">One email. Everything that matters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"cs-inline-newsletter-1-privacy\" class=\"cs-inline-newsletter__privacy\">Free to join. Unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-xmark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span>Whoops, looks like there was a problem. Please try again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> <span><strong>You\u2019re on the list.<\/strong> Your next Daily Brief is on its way.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-557890\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e.png\" alt=\"Infographic mapping Treasury's three quantum-readiness workstreams and the federal, NIST, and covered-contractor dates in Executive Order 14412.\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e-768x1152.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-557890\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e.png\" alt=\"Infographic mapping Treasury's three quantum-readiness workstreams and the federal, NIST, and covered-contractor dates in Executive Order 14412.\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/exec-ae09e4d8-a190-456c-974b-e7b19df5b64e-768x1152.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The public-private group will bring together government agencies, financial institutions, market infrastructure operators and technology providers to identify critical cryptographic dependencies, improve interoperability and prepare for implementation challenges as existing encryption becomes vulnerable to more powerful quantum computers.<\/p>\n<p>For crypto companies, that could mean examining how cryptography is embedded across custody systems, transaction signing, authentication and third-party infrastructure, and whether those systems can eventually migrate without disrupting customer access or interoperability.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury did not impose a migration deadline on Bitcoin, Ethereum or private digital-asset companies. Changes to blockchain signature systems would still require separate engineering and governance decisions within individual networks.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative follows President Donald Trump\u2019s June executive order accelerating the federal government\u2019s own transition. <\/p>\n<p>The order calls for high-value and high-impact federal systems to adopt post-quantum key establishment by Dec. 31, 2030, and post-quantum digital signatures by Dec. 31, 2031. Those deadlines apply to specified federal systems, not private blockchains.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, parts of the crypto industry had already begun preparing for the same threat.<\/p>\n<p>Coinbase\u2019s independent quantum advisory council urged blockchain developers in June to begin technical and governance planning well before quantum computers can attack current cryptography.<\/p>\n<p>The council estimated about 7 million Bitcoin are currently considered potentially vulnerable because their public keys are exposed through older address formats or address reuse.<\/p>\n<p>A month later, BlackRock, Coinbase, Strategy and six other institutions formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging a combined $15 million over three years to support Bitcoin security research, with post-quantum cryptography among its initial priorities. Members direct their funding independently rather than through a pooled fund.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-article-embed\">\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__related-reading\">Related Reading<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"cs-article-embed__title\">Galaxy puts $5 million behind Bitcoin&#8217;s race to migrate before quantum risk arrives<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"cs-article-embed__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <i class=\"fa-light fa-arrow-up-right\"\/> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p>Treasury\u2019s move takes that concern beyond industry-led initiatives by putting digital assets inside a broader federal coordination effort for quantum-safe finance.<\/p>\n<p>For now, however, the government has created a coordination framework rather than a private-sector countdown. Any binding migration timetable for crypto firms would require rules or other authorities that specifically apply to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured,Quantum,Technology,Bitcoin,ethereum,payments,regulationBitcoin,ethereum,payments,regulation#Bitcoins #million #coin #quantum #problem #reached #Treasury1787696892<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Treasury has formally brought digital assets into the financial sector\u2019s preparations for quantum computing threats. On Aug. 24, the US Treasury launched its Quantum-Readiness Task Force, with one of three workstreams dedicated to digital assets and emerging-technology risks. The other tracks cover broader post-quantum cryptography adoption and third-party vendor readiness. 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