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This Bitcoin Developer’s Idea Would Make Quantum Attacks a Losing Bet
这位比特币开发者的构想会让量子攻击成为亏本赌注
Cory Fields' collateral scheme forces quantum attackers to lock Bitcoin before touching wallets, a tradeoff that could protect prepared owners but may add friction or cost for everyone else.
Judgment
Bitcoin wallet owners and protocol implementers must decide whether to adopt Cory Fields' collateral scheme, accepting added friction and cost for a chance to recover coins and impose a penalty on quantum attackers.
Basis
Bitcoin developer Cory Fields proposed hidden “landmines” that would require future quantum attackers to post Bitcoin as collateral before touching vulnerable wallets. The source says prepared owners could then have a chance to recover their coins and collect a potentially costly penalty. The tradeoff is that the scheme may add friction or cost for everyone else, so adoption is not costless.
Unclear The source does not specify how the landmines are detected, how collateral is enforced, or who sets the penalty.
Next Watch for a public proposal, mailing-list thread, or code draft from Cory Fields detailing how the collateral and landmine mechanism would work.