Overview
- BTQ released a live implementation of BIP 360 on its Bitcoin Quantum testnet, enabling post‑quantum signatures and Pay‑to‑Merkle‑Root transactions to be tested in practice.
- The testnet reports more than 50 participating miners and over 100,000 mined blocks, indicating sustained activity in the trial environment.
- BIP 360’s P2MR format commits to a Merkle root to avoid exposing public keys on‑chain, a design intended to reduce data useful to a future quantum attacker.
- BTQ’s network starts from a fresh genesis block with its own proof‑of‑work asset, so users would need to opt in rather than inherit balances or history from Bitcoin.
- BTQ acknowledges the upgrade only future‑proofs new transactions and does not secure historical addresses, as experts continue to warn about quantum risks including an ARK Invest estimate that roughly 35% of supply could be exposed.