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by octosphere 2782 days ago
Is Bitcoin quantum resistant? Just asking for a friend. It would be embarrassing if Bitcoin's crypto was undermined in the near future.
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Bitcoin transactions are only breakable by quantum computation once you reveal the public key behind an account's fingerprint (for example, by signing a transaction).

So you can avoid quantum attacks by making every transaction split your funds between the recipient and a new address which you control (this is also a good practice to avoid having your payments being tracked).