Glassnode: Approximately 6.26 Million BTC Have Public Keys Exposed to Quantum Computing Risks

Rickler Feed (@rickler_feed), Oct 9, 2026, 06:04 UTC

Glassnode: Approximately 6.26 Million BTC Have Public Keys Exposed to Quantum Computing Risks Glassnode co-founder Rafael said that approximately 6.26 million BTC, or 31.2% of the total supply, are held in addresses with publicly exposed public keys, up from 24.8% in early 2021. Of this amount, around 4.33 million BTC are exposed due to address reuse, while another 1.94 million BTC are directly exposed through script types such as P2PK and Taproot. Among BTC held by exchanges, approximately 1.79 million BTC have exposed public keys, accounting for 57% of identified exchange holdings, up from…

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