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Glassnode says 10 percent of Bitcoin supply is structurally vulnerable to quantum computing, watch gaps by exchange

About 9.6 percent of Bitcoin's total supply is in a structurally unsafe state if quantum computers eventually break cryptography, an analysis said. On-chain data firm Glassnode estimated about 1.92 million BTC is tied to address types that expose public keys. It highlighted holdings linked to Satoshi Nakamoto, early-era coins and Taproot-based addresses. The analysis said theft risk is not imminent and noted wide differences in exposure across institutions and exchanges.

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'Crypto mom' Hester Peirce to step down from U.S. SEC in November

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner Hester Peirce, who has led the agency's cryptocurrency task force, is set to step down in November after being appointed an associate professor at Regent University School of Law in Virginia. Her departure is expected to widen leadership vacancies at the SEC. With no replacement named, the SEC would be left with only Chair Paul Atkins and commissioner Mark Uyeda, both Republicans.