Bitcoin Community Develops Post-Quantum Security Plans as Q-Day Approaches by 2030

2025-09-24 15:09:44

Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures | | Developers / Wallet providers / Exchanges | * Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats
Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance | | Bitcoin Community & Protocol Maintainers | * Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines
Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss
Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users |

Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures | | Developers / Wallet providers / Exchanges | * Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats
Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance | | Bitcoin Community & Protocol Maintainers | * Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines
Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss
Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users | | Target audience | Recommended actions |

Target audience |
Target audience

Target audience Recommended actions |
Recommended actions

Recommended actions| Individual BTC holders | * Migrate funds to new or quantum-resistant addresses immediately

Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures |

Individual BTC holders |

Individual BTC holders

Individual BTC holders * Migrate funds to new or quantum-resistant addresses immediately

Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures |* Migrate funds to new or quantum-resistant addresses immediately
Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures

Migrate funds to new or quantum-resistant addresses immediately Migrate funds to new or quantum-resistant addresses immediately

Migrate funds to new or quantum-resistant addresses immediately- Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures

Choose wallets or services implementing hybrid or PQC signatures| Developers / Wallet providers / Exchanges | * Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats

Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance | Developers / Wallet providers / Exchanges |Developers / Wallet providers / Exchanges

Developers / Wallet providers / Exchanges * Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats

Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance |* Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats
Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance

Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats

Deploy PQC signature support and new address formats- Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance

Evaluate PQC schemes on the testnet for compatibility and performance| Bitcoin Community & Protocol Maintainers | * Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines

Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss
Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users |

Bitcoin Community & Protocol Maintainers |

Bitcoin Community & Protocol Maintainers

Bitcoin Community & Protocol Maintainers * Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines

Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss
Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users |* Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines
Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss
Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users

Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines

Establish a clear migration timeline with milestones and deadlines- Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss

Maintain backward compatibility and smooth transitions to prevent fund loss- Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users

Educate all stakeholders including miners, node operators, wallet developers, and end-users

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