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Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp says it’s better to freeze 5.6 million BTC than let hackers have them

CoinDesk Published 15.04.2026 15:37

Lopp says dormant coins could pose systemic risk if quantum computing gives attackers the ability to grab them, intensifying the growing “freeze or not freeze” debate.

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