Bitcoin researchers and developers have presented BIP-361. The proposal proposes a temporary freeze on early addresses that are potentially vulnerable to hacking using quantum computers.



The primary focus is on P2PK addresses with exposed public keys. This preventative freeze is intended to protect users' funds in the future, when technological advances allow private keys to be generated using publicly available data.
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