【Media: Quantum Computing Poses a Threat to Cryptocurrency】Golden Finance reports that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump promised during his campaign to establish a strategic reserve of Bitcoin held by the U.S. government. However, breakthroughs in quantum computing technology have made the fate of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin uncertain. The U.S. (Wall Street Journal) reported on the 23rd that some are concerned that the ongoing development of quantum computing may enable hackers to break the encryption technology that secures Bitcoin, thereby stealing Bitcoin. The report cites researchers who say that quantum computing devices capable of breaking Bitcoin's encryption technology may take ten years or longer to develop, but the advancement of quantum computing poses a long-term risk to Bitcoin unless developers upgrade the encryption technology. However, cryptocurrency professionals believe that upgrading Bitcoin's encryption technology will take years. Given Bitcoin's decentralized nature, upgrading the encryption technology requires a broad consensus among the global community of cryptocurrency maintainers. (Wall Street Journal) The report cites analysts who say that if hackers launch an attack on Bitcoin using quantum technology, it will impact traditional financial markets. (Xinhua News Agency)

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