# Bitcoin’s 7 Million-Coin Quantum Risk Reaches the US Treasury

https://mins.news/en/item/32352

- CryptoSlate, 2026-08-25 22:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoins-7-million-coin-quantum-problem-just-reached-the-us-treasury/

> The U.S. Treasury launched a Quantum-Readiness Task Force on Aug. 24, adding digital assets and emerging-technology risks to preparations for quantum-computing threats. The public-private forum will examine cryptographic dependencies and migration challenges, but sets no deadline for Bitcoin, Ethereum or private crypto firms. Industry estimates about 7 million bitcoins may be potentially vulnerable because older address formats or address reuse expose their public keys.