BTQ Technologies Demonstrates Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Through National Institute Of Standards And Technology-Standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | October 16, 2025 06:36am

• BTQ demonstrates quantum-safe Bitcoin: Bitcoin Quantum Core 0.2 replaces Bitcoin's vulnerable ECDSA signatures with NIST-approved ML-DSA, completing the full flow of wallet creation, transaction signing and verification, and mining. This provides a standards-based path to protect the entire $2.4 trillion Bitcoin market.
• The urgency is real: quantum roadmaps are accelerating and "harvest now, decrypt later" means adversaries can stockpile today's data for future attacks. About 6.65 million BTC already have exposed public keys and every transaction is vulnerable during the mempool window, so a NIST-compliant upgrade is essential to preserve Bitcoin's security and value.
• BTQ is operationalizing the transition: Bitcoin Quantum is a "quantum canary" Bitcoin network with NIST standardized ML-DSA signatures. Roadmap includes a Q4 2025 testnet and security audit, Q1 2026 enterprise pilots, Q2 2026 mainnet with migration tools, and 2026-2027 integration with exchanges and wallets, supported by the BTQ Foundation to coordinate standards and industry migration.

VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - BTQ Technologies Corp. ("BTQ" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ) (FSE: NG3), a global quantum technology company focused on securing mission-critical networks, today announced the first successful demonstration of a quantum-resistant Bitcoin implementation using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-standardized post-quantum cryptography. Bitcoin Quantum Core Release 0.2 replaces Bitcoin's quantum-vulnerable ECDSA signatures with NIST-approved ML-DSA (Module-Lattice Digital Signature Algorithm), protecting against the emerging quantum threat that places Bitcoin's entire $2.4 trillion market capitalization at risk.

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