The Salvador government transferred 6274 bitcoin in the amount of $ 678 million from its usual address for 14 new wallets, each of which contains about 500 BTC. The reason for the officials called the desire to prevent the consequences of the threat of attacks of quantum computers.

In the national bitcoin office of Salvador (Bitcoin Office) It is believed that in the future, quantum computers can hack cryptography with open and closed keys using the so -called Schora algorithm.

“After the funds are written off from the address, its open keys are revealed and become vulnerable. The division of funds into smaller amounts minimizes the consequences of a potential quantum attack, ”the representatives of the department explained.

This approach combines the diversification of the storage of the first cryptocurrency and a decrease in the potential impact of the threat of hacking on the country’s bitcoin reserve, and assured Bitcoin Office.

Over 6 million BTC may be at risk if quantum computers become powerful enough to hack the keys of elliptic cryptography (ECC), Project Eleven experts recently said.

Earlier, the Project Eleven team launched the Q-Day Prize contest to check how real the theoretical risks of quantum attacks on bitcoin cryptography, as well as-how close modern quantum technologies have taken to break the protection of the first cryptocurrency ecosystem. The competition will last until April 5, 2026.