⚠ Quantum Security Alert Upgrade: Bitcoin Encryption Experimentally Cracked Sparks Attention

Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli recently successfully cracked a set of encryption keys during the Q-Day competition organized by Project Eleven and received 1 Bitcoin as a reward.
Technical details show:

Using public quantum hardware + Shor algorithm variant

Successfully cracked 15-bit keys out of 32,767 possibilities

Difficulty increased by approximately 512 times compared to previous records

Project CEO Alex Pruden stated:
As computing power increases, the potential attack threshold against Bitcoin-related cryptographic structures is decreasing.
Data shows that approximately 6.9 million BTC are stored in static addresses, which are considered to face higher theoretical risks, including addresses held by early miners.
To address potential challenges, the community has proposed the BIP-360 anti-quantum address proposal, and networks like Ethereum, Ripple, and TRON are also advancing plans to transition to post-quantum encryption.
This marks the crypto industry moving from “cryptographic security” into the “quantum security preparedness” phase.
💡 Inspirational Quote:
Technological progress never stops, but the ones who truly determine future security are those who prepare in advance, not those who react afterward.