El Salvador has taken a notable step to protect its national Bitcoin treasury against potential future risks posed by quantum computing. The government recently redistributed its holdings of 6,274 BTC across 14 different wallet addresses as part of a wider security effort. This move was motivated by growing concerns that quantum computing, once sufficiently advanced, could undermine existing cryptographic protections that secure Bitcoin’s blockchain and user wallets.

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