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Blockstream says Bitcoin can adopt lattice signatures to counter quantum threat

Blockstream said in its Nov. 5 third-quarter business update that Bitcoin can prepare for future quantum computer attacks by adopting new digital signature schemes. The team’s August report compared three lattice-based options — Dilithium, Falcon and Hawk — and concluded that Falcon-1024 offers the best balance of data size, verification speed and maturity of its security foundation. “If we had to choose a lattice-based signature scheme for Bitcoin today, we would pick Falcon-1024,” the researchers said.

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Blockstream's endorsement of a specific lattice scheme matters less than the fact that a major infrastructure firm is now naming a preferred path for post-quantum migration, which shifts the conversation from abstract risk to concrete engineering trade-offs. The choice is consequential because signature schemes touch wallets, custody providers and node software, so any favored standard would ripple across the ecosystem's builders rather than end users directly. Whether Falcon-1024 gains traction against the alternatives, and how a migration would be coordinated without disrupting existing holdings, remains the open question worth watching.

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