{"id":711016,"date":"2026-02-09T06:10:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/only-10k-bitcoin-at-quantum-risk-and-worth-attacking-coinshares-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T06:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T03:10:17","slug":"only-10k-bitcoin-at-quantum-risk-and-worth-attacking-coinshares-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/only-10k-bitcoin-at-quantum-risk-and-worth-attacking-coinshares-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Only 10K Bitcoin at quantum risk and worth attacking, CoinShares claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzNmNDEtNzU1MS03ZjlhLTgyNmUtNjUxNmU5NTA1YmEwLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Only 10K Bitcoin at quantum risk and worth attacking, CoinShares claims\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>Most quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin sits in wallets holding under 100 Bitcoin, with CoinShares claiming it could take a millennium to compromise each one.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\">Digital asset manager CoinShares has brushed aside concerns that quantum computers could soon shake up the Bitcoin market, arguing that only a fraction of coins are held in wallets worth attacking.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on Friday, CoinShares Bitcoin research lead Christopher Bendiksen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/coinshares.com\/corp\/insights\/research-data\/quantum-vulnerability-in-bitcoin-a-manageable-risk\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">argued<\/a> that just 10,230 Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/bitcoin-price\">BTC<\/a>) of 1.63 million Bitcoin sit in wallet addresses with publicly visible cryptographic keys that are vulnerable to a quantum computing attack. <\/p>\n<p>A little over 7,000 Bitcoin are held in wallets with between 100 and 1,000 BTC, while roughly 3,230 Bitcoin are held in wallets with 1,000 to 10,000 BTC, equating to $719.1 million at current market prices, which Bendiksen said could even resemble a routine trade.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Digital asset manager CoinShares has brushed aside concerns that quantum computers could soon shake up the Bitcoin market, arguing that only a fraction of coins are held in wallets worth attacking. 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