{"id":29242,"date":"2026-05-20T23:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/glassnode-says-bitcoin-quantum-risk-covers-1-92m-btc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T23:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T23:40:41","slug":"glassnode-says-bitcoin-quantum-risk-covers-1-92m-btc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/glassnode-says-bitcoin-quantum-risk-covers-1-92m-btc\/","title":{"rendered":"Glassnode says Bitcoin quantum risk covers 1.92M BTC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Bitcoin quantum exposure covers 1.92 million BTC, or 9.6% of total supply, Glassnode warned in a new report.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_2c15eaed011a02df109de1e4a36619bf\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Glassnode classified 1.92 million BTC as structurally exposed to a quantum breakthrough because their output types reveal public keys by design.<\/li>\n<li>Satoshi Nakamoto\u2019s coins represent about 1.1 million BTC of the structural risk, with another 620,000 BTC in other early Satoshi-era outputs.<\/li>\n<li>A broader 4.12 million BTC, or 20.6% of supply, is operationally exposed due to address reuse and key management practices at exchanges.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insights.glassnode.com\/measuring-bitcoins-quantum-exposed-supply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">published<\/a> a full analysis on May 20 classifying 1.92 million BTC, or 9.6% of total supply, as structurally exposed to a future quantum computing breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>The structural category covers outputs whose design reveals the public key regardless of address management. The three types at risk are Satoshi-era Pay-to-Public-Key outputs, legacy multisig structures and Pay-to-Taproot outputs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glassnode breaks down Bitcoin\u2019s quantum exposure by address type<\/h2>\n<p>Glassnode classified 4.12 million BTC, or 20.6% of supply, as operationally exposed due to address reuse and poor key management. This is more than twice the structurally unsafe supply.<\/p>\n<p>Exchange-held Bitcoin accounts for a disproportionate share. About 1.66 million BTC on exchanges, 8.3% of total supply, falls into the exposed category. Binance shows 85% exposed balances while Coinbase\u2019s labeled balances sit at just 5% exposed.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the structural versus operational split means for holders<\/h3>\n<p>Glassnode said the exposure could be reduced through better address standards and user behavior. BIP-360 proposes a quantum-resistant Pay-to-Merkle-Root output type offering a voluntary migration path for affected holders.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto.news has covered the full quantum threat timeline, including the estimated 2,330 logical qubits needed to break Bitcoin\u2019s elliptic curve cryptography.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What exchanges and custodians should do now<\/h3>\n<p>Glassnode advised exchanges and custodians to reduce key reuse, improve address hygiene and plan migration to quantum-proof formats before any breakthrough occurs. The firm stressed the risk is structural but not yet active.<\/p>\n<p>Citi\u2019s analysis, as crypto.news reported, found a quantum attack on major financial institutions could put $2 to $3.3 trillion of GDP at risk. The Bitcoin price page tracks how markets are pricing these long-term security concerns alongside current price action.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin quantum exposure covers 1.92 million BTC, or 9.6% of total supply, Glassnode warned in a new report. 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