A week of AI coding cut a quantum-safe bitcoin transaction estimate from $320 to $66
Why now
Thesis: Quantum risk narrative softens, but proof is off-chain
Catalyst to watch: Independent replication mined on Bitcoin mainnet
Main risk: Estimate unverified and not demonstrated on-chain
Why it matters
Cheaper quantum-safe signing would reduce a long-run security overhang on Bitcoin, but the estimate is unverified and not yet mined on-chain.
Details
StarkWare, which conducted the research, says contest participants using AI tools made the computation about five times faster, though the $66 figure has not yet been demonstrated in another transaction mined on Bitcoin.
Sources
- coindesk · 2026-09-24 05:24 UTC