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Bitcoin developer proposes 'landmines' to deter quantum thieves

A CoinDesk report says a Bitcoin developer has proposed a 'landmines' mechanism aimed at quantum thieves. Under the proposal, anyone trying to move vulnerable bitcoin would have to put up matching collateral, giving prepared owners a chance to take both.

Why “Unverified”

  • Reported by CoinDesk alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet

1 independent source group across 1 post · evidence score 60/100. How labels work

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What the sources claim

  1. A Bitcoin developer proposed a 'landmines' mechanism to make quantum thieves lose their own BTC. BTC

    “Bitcoin developer proposes ‘landmines’ to make quantum thieves lose their own BTC”
    CoinDesk
  2. Under the proposal, anyone moving vulnerable bitcoin would have to post matching collateral, letting prepared owners take both. BTC

    “Anyone trying to move vulnerable bitcoin would have to put up matching collateral, giving prepared owners a chance to take both.”
    CoinDesk

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Summary and claims extracted by AI with prompt analyze-story@5 on 2026-11-06 01:40 UTC. Labels are computed from the sources, not by the model.