Researchers Build First Working Post-Quantum Defense for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
Bitcoin Magazine Researchers Build First Working Post-Quantum Defense for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Second-layer solutions like Lightning may also need protection from quantum computers. Here’s how a research team appears to have cracked it. This post Researchers Build First Working Post-Quantum Defense for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew…
Researchers have reportedly built the first working post-quantum defense for Bitcoin's Lightning Network, addressing the theoretical risk that quantum computers could eventually break the cryptography securing second-layer channels. The work is a technical research milestone rather than a change to Bitcoin's main chain or a live protocol upgrade, and no timeline or adoption details are given. Traders would care only over a long horizon, since quantum threats to Bitcoin are widely viewed as distant and this development does not alter current price fundamentals.
