{"id":7833,"date":"2026-07-09T15:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/bitgo-adds-quantum-risk-controls-to-bitcoin-custody\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:17:48","slug":"bitgo-adds-quantum-risk-controls-to-bitcoin-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digkrypton.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/bitgo-adds-quantum-risk-controls-to-bitcoin-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls to Bitcoin Custody"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls to Bitcoin Custody<\/a><\/p>\n

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BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) introduced a set of tools to help institutions measure and reduce the quantum-computing risk tied to their Bitcoin holdings. The digital asset infrastructure company said<\/a> the features apply to UTXO-based wallets and its multi-signature custody service.<\/p>\n

The release builds on BitGo\u2019s multi-signature architecture<\/a>, which the firm pioneered for Bitcoin to reduce single points of failure. The new controls give clients more visibility into wallet-key exposure, better handling of unspent transaction outputs, and workflows for institutional wallet operations.<\/p>\n

At the center of the launch is a Quantum Risk Score, an in-platform system that rates potential quantum exposure across supported Bitcoin wallets. A Fix Exposed Addresses Workflow guides clients through moving funds from addresses with elevated exposure into new addresses with stronger key hygiene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A new UTXO Selection Method groups and prioritizes coins by address to limit the exposure that partial spends create. Updated default address-type controls steer wallets away from transaction patterns that raise quantum<\/a> concerns.<\/p>\n

Bitcoin could face quantum attacks<\/h2>\n

The risk stems from how Bitcoin addresses work. An address whose public key has appeared on-chain could, in a future with capable quantum machines, face attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Estimates place<\/a> 6.9 million Bitcoin in addresses with exposed public keys. Funds in address types that reveal a public key from creation, such as Taproot or Pay-to-Public-Key, fall outside the scope of the application and need separate remediation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe the safest key is one whose public key has never been revealed on-chain,\u201d said Mike Belshe, CEO and co-founder of BitGo. \u201cThese capabilities give institutions a practical way to understand and reduce quantum exposure while continuing to rely on the proven security of multi-signature.\u201d<\/p>\n

BitGo said no quantum computer can break Bitcoin at present. Adam Back<\/a>, co-founder and CEO of Blockstream and BSTR, framed the timing as a reason to act. \u201cNobody has a quantum computer that can touch Bitcoin today, but that\u2019s exactly why the work should start now, while it\u2019s calm and optional rather than urgent and forced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The company described the tools as a complement to future protocol-level post-quantum signature upgrades to Bitcoin, rather than a replacement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The features cover supported UTXO-based assets and multi-signature configurations.<\/p>\n

This post BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls to Bitcoin Custody<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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