Anduro

Developing quantum-resistant solutions for Bitcoin, incubated by @MARA

[Anduro @andurobtc]

Bitcoin just made a meaningful step toward future quantum resistance 💪

An updated version of BIP 360 has just been merged into the official Bitcoin BIP GitHub repository.

The update introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), a proposed new output type that omits Taproot’s quantum-vulnerable key-path spend while preserving compatibility with Tapscript and script trees.

It also includes:
- Removal of Taproot’s quantum-vulnerable key-path spend in a separate opt-in new output type.

- A foundation for introducing post-quantum signatures while using Tapscript/script tree for spend time optionality.

- The change is a soft fork that does not affect existing Taproot outputs.

- Addition of Isabel Foxen Duke as co-author, to ensure the BIP was clear and understandable to the general public, not just the Bitcoin developer community.

The BIP also addresses criticism about Bitcoin devs not taking the quantum threat seriously. We are grateful to every Bitcoin contributor who took the time to review and provide feedback.

Check the fully updated version of BIP 360: https://t.co/5ujonw3Eoc

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@peterktodd 💯💯

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

🎙️ TODAY at 12:00 PM EST — What to Expect When Expecting Forks | MFTV X SPACE

The fork season is about to open.
BIP 110 goes live in about a week, and a Drivechains-compatible e-cash hard fork follows a couple weeks after.

Grab a seat for the pregame show — next to the people leading the charge.

Full lineup:

Peter Todd (@peterktodd)
Conjoined Chris (@Coinjoined)
Paul Sztorc (@Truthcoin) - @LayerTwoLabs
@PortlandHODL
Rob Hamilton (@Rob1Ham) - @AnchorWatch
Matt Hill (@_MattHill_) - @Start9Labs
Vlad (@Vladcostea) - @BTCTKVR
Leonidas (@LeonidasNFT)
and Head of MARA Foundation Isabel Foxen Duke (@isabelfoxenduke)

Set a reminder 👇
https://t.co/wwWXqW9SmR

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@isabelfoxenduke 💯💯

[Anduro @andurobtc]

We can also potentially use @benediktbuenz Proof of Solvency (leveraging ZKPs) for this use in a PQ world

[Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ @isabelfoxenduke]

Every day I learn a new Bitcoin function that will need to be completely overhauled in the post-quantum transition.

The latest? Proof-of-Reserves.

At the moment, we rely on frameworks that either reveal public keys or execute spending from custodial wallets to prove control of keys. Got to nerd out with @River CEO @Leishman about this in thh latest episode of Bitcoin Rails 🤔

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

With institutions now putting real money behind Bitcoin's quantum threat, it's worth going back to where the threat stands.

In MFTV #7, @apruden08, CEO of @projecteleven walks through what a quantum attack on Bitcoin would require — and what being prepared looks like.

https://t.co/Lce3ew65Ep

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@MARAFoundation_ Born ready for this

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

What to Expect When You Expect Forks |🎙️ MFTV X SPACE

Thursday, July 30 — 12:00 PM EST

BIP 110 forks around and finds out in about a week — followed by a Drivechains-compatible e-cash hardfork a couple weeks later.

Looking forward to the bets, projections, and general commentary ahead of these exciting olympic games.

With special guests:

Paul Sztorc (@Truthcoin) - @LayerTwoLabs
@PortlandHODL
Rob Hamilton (@Rob1Ham) - @AnchorWatch
Matt Hill (@_MattHill_) - @Start9Labs
Vlad (@Vladcostea) - @BTCTKVR
Leonidas (@LeonidasNFT)
Isabel Foxen Duke (@isabelfoxenduke) - Head of MARA Foundation

Set a reminder 👇

https://t.co/wwWXqW9SmR

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@peterktodd 🤣

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@isabelfoxenduke @River @Leishman 👀

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

"Quantum is one of the last major walls of worry for Bitcoin to climb… getting to the other side is actually very material in terms of broader adoption and its [perceived] value as a monetary alternative,” says @BlackRock Head of Digital Assets Research, Will Su

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

"There's a view in the community that this is one of these things that's always 10 years away." @BlackRock’s Will Su is unconvinced.

He offers two precedents: nuclear fusion, perennially a decade off — and artificial intelligence, which outran its skeptics faster than almost anyone forecast.

Quantum, he suggests, may follow the second path.

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@BlackRock @coinbase @Strategy @DigitalAssets @galaxyhq @ARKInvest @blocks @Blockstream @Anchorage SOURCE: https://t.co/qNMWGjlnm6

[Anduro @andurobtc]

Nine of the largest institutions in Bitcoin — @BlackRock, @Coinbase, @Strategy, @DigitalAssets, @Galaxyhq, @ARKInvest, @Blocks, @Blockstream, and @Anchorage — have formed the Bitcoin Security Consortium, pledging $15 million over three years to fund the network's long-term security, with quantum readiness a central focus.

The money is directed to the developers and researchers doing the work, coordinated through the non-profit @bitcoinbrink.

The group is explicit about its limits: it funds the work, but it does not direct the protocol or speak for Bitcoin.

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@isabelfoxenduke @BlackRock @Anchorage @ARKInvest @coinbase @blksresearch @glxyresearch Wow - thrilled to know that development around this issue will be properly funded!

[Anduro @andurobtc]

While Bitcoin debates timelines, much of the internet has already begun to move. @Apple, @awscloud, and @Google have started adopting the post-quantum standards NIST finalized — ML-KEM and ML-DSA.

@BlackRock’s Will Su frames Bitcoin's task without drama: ready the mechanics now, so the migration can proceed the moment it is required.

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MFTV #12: Investor Sentiment on Bitcoin's Quantum Transition | with @BlackRock Digital Assets' Will Su

🔗 YouTube: https://t.co/uir7rLfWkh
🔗 Spotify: https://t.co/c24oIsxper

According to Director of Research for BlackRock Digital Assets, Will Su, uncertainty around advances in quantum computing may be the biggest unanswered question facing prospective Bitcoin investors today.

He speaks with Head of MARA Foundation @isabelfoxenduke in this episode — sharing how BlackRock thinks about quantum risk, how their clients are responding to quantum advancements, and what Bitcoin developers can do to preserve investor confidence as this technology evolves.

MORE ON MFTV WITH BLACKROCK →

- How BlackRock evaluates risks associated with Quantum Computing
- How investors are pricing these risks and effects on adoption today
- What investors want to see from developers to feel comfortable going forward
- How BlackRock views the "quantum timeline" and developers' race against the clock

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Intro
00:57 — Will before BlackRock
06:50 — Why BlackRock published a quantum paper
14:24 — The mitigation timeline debate
21:51 — What BlackRock wants from the PQ debate
29:27 — Why quantum concern is dampening adoption
41:18 — Developers stepping up
45:53 — Hardware and hybrid quantum architectures
53:15 — Are corporations overstepping?
59:38 — Corporate involvement in Bitcoin's PQ transition

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

“I do think it’s possible that one of the drivers of this relatively droopy price action… is this quantum question,” says Head of Digital Assets Research at @BlackRock — validating the thesis that concerns about quantum are having “some meaningful effect on adoption.”

[Anduro @andurobtc]

For @BlackRock’s Will Su, waiting for a quantum computer to actively threaten Bitcoin is a potentially fatal strategy.

Likening the network to a stronghold, he argues that ignoring a low-probability, near-term attack is simply not an option when the system itself is on the line.

As he puts it: "You don't buy insurance after the dam has broken."

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MFTV #12: Investor Sentiment on Bitcoin's Quantum Transition | with @BlackRock Digital Assets' Will Su

🔗 YouTube: https://t.co/uir7rLfWkh
🔗 Spotify: https://t.co/c24oIsxper

According to Director of Research for BlackRock Digital Assets, Will Su, uncertainty around advances in quantum computing may be the biggest unanswered question facing prospective Bitcoin investors today.

He speaks with Head of MARA Foundation @isabelfoxenduke in this episode — sharing how BlackRock thinks about quantum risk, how their clients are responding to quantum advancements, and what Bitcoin developers can do to preserve investor confidence as this technology evolves.

MORE ON MFTV WITH BLACKROCK →

- How BlackRock evaluates risks associated with Quantum Computing
- How investors are pricing these risks and effects on adoption today
- What investors want to see from developers to feel comfortable going forward
- How BlackRock views the "quantum timeline" and developers' race against the clock

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Intro
00:57 — Will before BlackRock
06:50 — Why BlackRock published a quantum paper
14:24 — The mitigation timeline debate
21:51 — What BlackRock wants from the PQ debate
29:27 — Why quantum concern is dampening adoption
41:18 — Developers stepping up
45:53 — Hardware and hybrid quantum architectures
53:15 — Are corporations overstepping?
59:38 — Corporate involvement in Bitcoin's PQ transition

[Anduro @andurobtc]

@isabelfoxenduke @BlackRock Very glad to see this on the feed! Have been incredibly curious to get the investor perspective from a credible source with lots of data

[Anduro @andurobtc]

BlackRock's Will Su: "The #1 question we get on Bitcoin and digital assets is on quantum."

The quantum threat is no longer a concern confined to developers and Bitcoiners. The largest institutions — @BlackRock among them — are watching closely, and they count resolving it among the last walls standing between Bitcoin and broader adoption.

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MFTV #12: Investor Sentiment on Bitcoin's Quantum Transition | with @BlackRock Digital Assets' Will Su

🔗 YouTube: https://t.co/uir7rLfWkh
🔗 Spotify: https://t.co/c24oIsxper

According to Director of Research for BlackRock Digital Assets, Will Su, uncertainty around advances in quantum computing may be the biggest unanswered question facing prospective Bitcoin investors today.

He speaks with Head of MARA Foundation @isabelfoxenduke in this episode — sharing how BlackRock thinks about quantum risk, how their clients are responding to quantum advancements, and what Bitcoin developers can do to preserve investor confidence as this technology evolves.

MORE ON MFTV WITH BLACKROCK →

- How BlackRock evaluates risks associated with Quantum Computing
- How investors are pricing these risks and effects on adoption today
- What investors want to see from developers to feel comfortable going forward
- How BlackRock views the "quantum timeline" and developers' race against the clock

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 — Intro
00:57 — Will before BlackRock
06:50 — Why BlackRock published a quantum paper
14:24 — The mitigation timeline debate
21:51 — What BlackRock wants from the PQ debate
29:27 — Why quantum concern is dampening adoption
41:18 — Developers stepping up
45:53 — Hardware and hybrid quantum architectures
53:15 — Are corporations overstepping?
59:38 — Corporate involvement in Bitcoin's PQ transition

[Anduro @andurobtc]

Very glad to see this interview is out — and hear @BlackRock perspective on how quantum questions may be affecting trends in Bitcoin adoption. Especially grateful to hear validation of what Bitcoin devs are doing RIGHT on this issue.. and better understand what investors need to feel safe around this issue