đ¨BLACKROCKâS UPDATED BITCOIN ETF PROSPECTUS REVEALS HIDDEN DANGER: QUANTUM HACK RISKđ¨
A freshly revised prospectus for Blackrockâs Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) now includes a cautionary note that the advent of powerful quantum computingâand related developmentsâcould render Bitcoinâs foundational cryptographic safeguards âbecoming ineffective.â
Blackrock Flags Quantum Computing Risk
This week, the debate around quantum computing and Bitcoin has reignited within the crypto sphere, with renewed speculation over whether the network behind the leading digital asset could eventually face vulnerabilities. The discussion was triggered by a new study posted on arxiv.org detailing a method for factoring 2048-bit RSA integers using fewer than a million imperfect qubits.
Adding fuel to the fire, financial heavyweight Blackrockâmanager of the largest spot bitcoin ( BTC) exchange-traded fundârevised its IBIT prospectus to include a cautionary note on quantum computing. The IBIT prospectus, as mandated by law, must disclose potential risks tied to investing in bitcoin. It outlines, for example, the assetâs pronounced price volatility and describes scenarios in which a 51% attack might unfold. Notably, all of these disclosures were already present prior to May.