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It may be app<\/a>ropriate to attempt to mitigate the extent of the freeze as much as possible, even at the cost of greater complexity, said BitMEX.<\/p>\n BitMEX Research has proposed an alternative to freezing quantum-vulnerable dormant Bitcoins, advocating a wait-and-see approach and a \u201ccanary fund\u201d with a quantum bounty instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n BitMEX Research proposed<\/a> a soft fork on Thursday that would only activate a full freeze of vulnerable coins if it is \u201cproven that a quantum computer capable of stealing Bitcoins actually exists.\u201d<\/p>\n The system uses a \u201ccanary approach,\u201d creating a special Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) address using a \u201cNothing-Up-My-Sleeve Number\u201d (NUMS). This is a cryptographic proof in which the private key is unknown, but it is a valid address that could theoretically be spent by a powerful enough quantum computer.<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n